In one form or another, disease has plagued man throughout history as new microbes or variants have emerged, or vulnerable populations have been exposed to previously unencountered foes, both bacterial and viral.

When an epidemic spreads to become a global problem, then you have a pandemic on your hands.

Download this list to learn:

• The causes of some of the most notable pandemics through history
• Startling statistics on the scale of illness and deaths
• Why, whilst some are now preventable, we are still on an uphill battle against pandemic disease