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A pandemic is an epidemic that happens over Table of Contents

a very large area. It crosses, countries, How is the Border
Spanish Flu Between Europe and
continents, and oceans. In the twentieth Asia De ned?

century, three in uenza and the spread of the Hong Kong Flu

AIDS virus are considered pandemics. The Asian Flu Which Country's Flag
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was in 1959. Read through the following
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paragraphs to learn how pandemics e ect the
stock market.

Spanish Flu

The Spanish In uenza (Spanish Flu) epidemic occurred from 1918-1920. About 20-
40% of the worldwide population and around 20 million people died. 50,000
people died in the U.S. alone. The fatality rate uses
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was
not easily shared or accessible. The Spanish Flu came at the end of World War
I (WWI). The world was in a state of chaos during that time.

Stock market returns from those years are di cult to obtain. The Spanish Flu's
impact on the stock market was small. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was
mostly unchanged throughout the infection's course. Global supply chains were
almost nonexistent since WWI disrupted the majority of them. However, at the
end of the Spanish Flu in February of 1919 the market increased by 50%.

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 Hong Kong Flu

The Hong Kong Flu originated in Hong Kong. This u resulted in about 30,000
deaths. The Hong Kong Flu began on July 13, 1968. The Hong Kong u varies
greatly in severity between di erent populations and areas of the world. From the
u's start to its end in 1969, the Dow fell 13.24%. During the worst times of this
epidemic, the Dow decreased by a bit more than 21%.

Asian Flu

The Asian u was rst identi ed in China in February of 1957. By June of 1957, it
had spread to the U.S. 70,000 people in the U.S. died from this u strain. O cials
worried that a pandemic may occur. Science had advanced enough to have
created a vaccine by August of 1957. This u also had a small impact on markets.

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Swine Flu

The Swine Flu started in Mexico in April of 2009. It came from a mix of bird, swine,
human, and Eurasian pig u viruses. 700 million to 1.4 billion people worldwide
became infected with the virus. Approximately 150,000-575,000 died as a result of
the infection.

The U.S. had just overcome the 2008 nancial crisis. Stocks had not yet risen to
their full values. The virus piqued in October of 2009 in the United States and
ended August 11, 2010. During that time, the Dow had increased by over 40%.

AIDS

The AIDS epidemic really started in the mid-to-late 1970s. HIV spread to ve
continents including North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and
Australia by 1980. Over 675,000 people have died from HIV/AIDS. Scienti c
advancements and antiretroviral drugs have now allowed people with HIV to live
longer, healthy lives. In June of 1981, at the height of the epidemic, the S&P 500
decreased by 16.5% over twelve months.

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Covid-19
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The rst case of the Coronavirus was reported on December 31, 2009. This is the
rst time it has been found in humans. Currently, stocks have fallen down over
20% into bear market territory. The VIX, which indicates investor fear, climbed to
over 75 on Black Tursday (March 12, 2020). Airline stocks and cruise stocks have
dropped signi cantly since the advent of the virus. A virus may heighten fear, but
it's important not to panic. The U.S. has a strong economy now, but Covid-19 may
lead to a global recession. However, this will be temporary. More precise
information will be available on rst-quarter earnings after March 31. That
information may be a better predictor of the virus's impact.

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