25 Deadliest Diseases In Human History…Not Surprising, Ebola Is One Of Them
20. Lung Cancer
On a world wide scale lung cancer is the most common cancer related death in men and women, responsible for 1.38 million deaths annually.
15. Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Although we’ve already covered influenza as a whole, certain strains adapt to a particular host, in this case birds. Most human contractions of the avian flu are a result of either handling dead infected birds or from contact with infected fluids. For this reason there have been large outbreaks in heavily agricultural parts of Asia and Africa.
10. Influenza A-H1N1 (Swine Flu)
Although it has been declared by the WHO as officially over, swine flu was yet another deadly and contagious strain the influenza virus.
5. SARS
A viral respiratory disease in humans, the last known case of the outbreak occurred in June 2003. SARS is not claimed to have been eradicated, however, as it may still be present in its natural host reservoirs (animal populations) and may return to the human population.
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