Third Plague Pandemic Killed Millions

The Third Plague Pandemic lasted from 1855-1960, a total of 105 years. It started in Yunnan, China and spread to all inhabited continents as ships carried infected people, rats, fleas, and cargo around the world. The pandemic killed between 10 and 12 million people in British Raj India, and another 2.2 million in China. It contributed to at least 15 million deaths worldwide.

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