1. Ebola
Do you remember the Ebola crisis a couple of years ago? Even though the disease is very rare and extremely deadly, it can be a fatal infection to those who contract it. The Ebola virus is caused by one of five strains and spreads through a human’s bodily fluids. Most people were getting the disease by touching the surfaces of clothing that were contaminated by these fluids. Ebola is a disease that spread extremely fast, rapidly taking over the body’s immune system causing muscle pain, headaches, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, and even bleeding from the mouth and nose.
The average fatality rate was about 50%, with a case fatality rate varying from 25% to 90%, making this disease truly terrifying. A recent outbreak of Ebola started in 2014 and lasted until 2016. 11,325 people died during the outbreak while 28,652 people were infected by the disease.
Additionally, in 2018, there was another Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that took the lives of over 2,000 people. Combating Ebola is hard considering that there is no proven treatment for the virus even to this day. However, there are currently experimental vaccines and treatments being tested to combat any future outbreaks.
5 thoughts on “11 of the Most Deadly Diseases in History”
This was very enlightening. I appreciate all the information that I learned about these diseases. I realize that many of these diseases can have outbreaks in India and Africa. I hope the organizations can battle these diseases in Africa and India- Doctors Without Borders, United Nations, world Health organization.
Very informative information !!!
The first Smallpox Vaccine that actually worked was created in 1796 by Edward Jenner.
great read!
I guess having worked in the medical field twice in my life gave me the knowledge of recognizing eight of these deadly diseases and viruses. I am not a computer genius and I know it. That leaves me wondering why, when and how Bill Gates has become an immunologist.