1957–1958 influenza pandemic
- 1957–1958
- 20th century
- Medicine
The 1957–1958 Asian flu pandemic was a global pandemic of influenza A virus subtype H2N2 that originated in Guizhou in Southern China. The number of excess deaths caused by the pandemic is estimated to be 1–4 million around the world, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history.
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Which happened first?
- 1957–1958 influenza pandemic began 5 years before Tanganyika laughter epidemic
- 1957–1958 influenza pandemic began 11 years before Hong Kong flu
- 1957–1958 influenza pandemic began 45 years before 2002–2004 SARS outbreak
- 1957–1958 influenza pandemic began 52 years before 2009 swine flu pandemic
- 1957–1958 influenza pandemic began 54 years before 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak
Timeline
- 1957–1958 influenza pandemic (this page)1957–1958
- Tanganyika laughter epidemicJanuary 30, 1962 – 1963
- Hong Kong fluJuly 13, 1968 – 1970
- 2002–2004 SARS outbreakNovember 16, 2002 – May 19, 2004
- 2009 swine flu pandemicMarch 2009 – August 10, 2010
- 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreakMay 2011 – June 2011
