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Apr 19, 2023 · 1. Ischemic heart disease, or coronary artery disease. The deadliest disease in the world is coronary artery disease (CAD). Also called ischemic heart disease, CAD occurs when the...
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Tuberculosis (TB) is the deadliest infectious disease. More than 600,000 people developed drug-resistant TB in 2016. Influenza infects up to 5 million people per year. Around 94% of malaria fatalities are in sub-Saharan Africa.
- The Black Death: Bubonic Plague. The Black Death ravaged most of Europe and the Mediterranean from 1346 until 1353. Over 50 million people died, more than 60% of Europe's entire population at the time.
- The Speckled Monster: Smallpox. The origins of smallpox have been lost in prehistory but research suggests it first appeared around 10,000 BC. Telltale pockmarks adorn the mummified remains of the great Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses V (dated 1156 BC) and the disease is described in ancient Sanskrit texts.
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) The history of SARS was short but not so sweet. SARS generated widespread panic in 2003 and was caused by a previously unknown coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1) - the same family of viruses that causes Covid-19.
- Avian Influenza: Not Just One For The Birds. Just like humans, birds get the flu. Bird flu - also called Avian influenza - is common and several major outbreaks have occurred sporadically worldwide since the disease was first recorded in Italy in 1878.
Apr 2, 2020 · Deadliest infectious diseases in the world, ranked. By Jessica Learish. Updated on: April 2, 2020 / 2:51 PM EDT / CBS News. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images. COVID-19 has spread to nearly every corner...
Pandemics timeline death tolls. This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease in humans. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included.
EventYearsLocationDisease1350 BC plague of Megiddoc. 1350 BCMegiddo, land of CanaanAmarna letters EA 244, Biridiya, mayor of ...Hittite Plague /"Hand of Nergal"c. 1330 BCNear East, Hittite Empire, Alashiya, ...Unknown, possibly Tularemia. Mentioned in ...430–426 BCGreece, Libya, Egypt, EthiopiaUnknown, possibly typhus, typhoid fever ...412 BCGreece ( Northern Greece, Roman Republic ...Unknown, possibly influenzaJan 29, 2023 · Its toll: Although the fatality level is less than 1% and the disease is mild for most people, about 8% to 10% of people infected develop severe symptoms, including eye lesions, encephalitis...
Mar 18, 2024 · Heart disease, cancer, and unintentional injury are the three most common causes of death in the United States. In recent years COVID-19 has significantly impacted mortality, but this is now...
