5. Hantavirus
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, also known as HPS, became “famous” in the United States back in 1993 when a healthy young man died of the disease after only a couple of days of experiencing shortness of breath. This is a rare disease but very deadly, caused by a virus that a person gets from coming in contact with the droppings, saliva, or urine of a rodent.
People who have contracted the disease have experienced symptoms like fever, chills, muscle aches, or gastrointestinal symptoms. The good news is that the researchers were able to isolate the virus after the death of the young man. However, there have been 600 cases in the U.S. of people contracting HPS with a 36% mortality rate.
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.