STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF COVID – 19 ON INDIAN CONSUMER

Abstract

The World as we know it has been through some of its worst hit plagues dating as far as 1200 BC. These plagues have not only killed billions of people but are still a looming threat over humankind. Earliest dated plague was in 1200 BC the influenza epidemic t hat was recorded in ancient Sanskrit text that resembled the Flu we commonly have but due to limited medical advancement in the field of science and medicine these could not be treated and resulted in many people dying. Plague of Athens was dated to 428 BC that killed half population of Europe at that time and took almost 4-5 years to recover from that plague. The common element was a virus that was found after rat bite and could have narrowed it down to that. Rat bites were common at that time because of unhygienic practices that were there. No proper sewage or garbage disposal. This also meant no Sewers and othe r things to prevent this . Plague pf Justinian was also similar and was name after the emperor Justinian who caught this and then recovered in 542 BC . The virus was again similar to the Plague of Athens as it contained Yersinia Pettis Virus again found in rat bite. Killing more than 500 million people in Europe itself these were unrecorded numbers as keeping a track and having accuracy was difficult.