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Top Ten Diseases Declared Pandemic by WHO

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While technology and new inventions in the field of medicine has been marvelously moving ahead, there are still certain diseases that do not consist of a cure at all. In addition, most of the diseases turn out to be as deadly as anything else, which can erase the entire human race when not handled with care.
Pandemic diseases are the diseases that spread wide over an entire geographical area and killing thousands of innocent people on the go. There are some most deadly diseases that are listed below. Learning about them is really important since we should be aware of what has to be taken serious and also to understand that nature always has the upper hand and can destroy us in no time.

 

1. Salmonella as well as E.coli:

SalmonellaThis disease is food borne. In fact, most of them enter our body system through the animals that we feed on. The current scenario holds that people who breed these animals tend to give them strong medicines irrespective of their health condition. This is the reason why our immune system seems to become less reactive to the antibiotics that we receive later on.

 

2. Yellow Fever Viruses:

Yellow Fever VirusesAedes mosquito is responsible for this sort of a disease. It will soon take effect and move quicker than you can imagine. This is nothing but the deadly malaria. Though it seems to have been held under control, caution should definitely be exercised.

 

3. SARS:

SARSThis virulent virus was one of the deadliest airborne diseases so far. In fact, the number of lives claimed by it is also huge. This disease is caused by corona viruses. This infection hit the world in the year 2003.

 

4. Ebola Liver Infection:

Ebola Liver InfectionThis is nothing but the hemorrhagic fever that is deadly and also a quick destroyer. This causes the patient to excessively bleed internally and then finally approach death. This causes the capillary walls to cut and start bleeding. Hence, it is really very dangerous.

 

5. MRSA:

MRSAThis is a mutant variant that causes something similar to the staph infection that is so commonly seen in hospitals and nursing homes. It cannot be treated with any kind of antibiotic. Hence, it can turn out to be a vicious killer. It is a common disease in places where close contact exists. Some of the most commonly infected areas are schools, offices, shopping malls, etc.

 



 

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Top 10 Deadliest Diseases

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One of the most tragic parts of being human is being afflicted by diseases with high morbidity and mortality. Here is our list of top 10 deadliest diseases ever known to man.

 

1. AIDS; 25 million from 1981 to present
aidsAIDS is a mix of infections and complications as a result of progressive damage to the body’s immune system caused by HIV. AIDS is now considered a pandemic.

 

2. Influenza; 36,000 deaths annually
influenzaInfluenza, which is more commonly known as flu, is a highly infectious disease that is caused by influenza virus. Transmission of the disease is by airborne and through physical contact.

 

3. Spanish Flu, 1918-19; 100 million deaths
spanish_fluThe flu pandemic that happened in 1918 is termed as a category 5 flu pandemic which was caused by the flu virus strain A with subtype H1N1.

 

4. Bubonic Plague; 250 million deaths
bubonic-plagueThis disease outbreak was mainly caused by fleas and rodents infected with Xenopsylla cheopsis. Humans were infected after being bitten by an affected rodent.

 

5. Malaria; 2.7 million deaths annually
malariaMalaria is an infectious disease which is vector-borne. The causative agent is the protozoan parasites. It is a common disease in the sub-tropics and tropical regions.



 

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