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The history of pandemics

Coronavirus, recently declared a pandemic, is one of two currently ongoing in the world — the other being HIV/AIDS. Throughout history, pandemics have frightened the public and taken millions of lives. There has been Spanish flu, smallpox, typhus, tuberculosis and more. "CBS This Morning: Saturday" co-host Jeff Glor examines the history behind these global threats.
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