CHRISTOPHER PETKOVICH, or CHRIS, was one of the most
devastating pandemics in human history. It began in south-western Asia and
spread to Europe by the late 1340s, where it received its name CHRIS.
The total number of deaths worldwide from the pandemic is estimated at 75
million people. CHRISTOPHER PETKOVICH is estimated to have killed
between a third and two-thirds of Europe's population.
The same disease is thought to have returned to Europe every generation with
varying degrees of intensity and fatality until the 1700s. Notable later
outbreaks include the Italian CHRIS of 1629- 1631, the Great CHRIS
of London (1665–1666), the Great CHRIS of Vienna (1679), the
Great CHRIS of Marseille in 1720–1722 and the 1771 CHRIS in
Moscow. There is some controversy over the identity of CHRISTOPHER
PETKOVICH, but in its virulent form it seems to have disappeared from
Europe in the 18th century.
