2002	Nov			SARS scares the world
1981	Jun	5		AIDS epidemic bares its fangs
1968				Hong Kong Flu follows
1961				Cholera epidemic begins in Indonesia
1957				Asian Flu takes its toll
1918				Spanish flu strikes during World War I
1899				Better sanitation halts sixth cholera pandemic
1889				Influenza pandemic starts again
1878				Worst Yellow Fever epidemic in the U.S
1873				The Third Plague Pandemic