Bird flu may infect 20 percent of world’s population, kill millions
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 Past Pandemics have claimed many lives. Disease
Year
Death toll Spanish Flu 1918/1919 50 million Asian Flu
1957
1 million Hong Kong Flu
1968
1 million The science journal Nature devoted a special section to the Asian H5N1 virus, or "Avian Flu", highlighting the danger it poses to world populations, and cautioning that unless steps are taken soon, it could lead to the...