5 of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases - The World …
Apr 9, 2020 · These diseases are caused by pathogenic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. Sometimes their spread leads to pandemics that tear through populations, such as the 14th-century bubonic plague, which killed about 50 million people in Europe, or 1918’s Spanish Flu, which infected a quarter of the world’s population.
Vaccines have killed off these deadly diseases
Sep 11, 2017 · In the United States, diseases that caused widespread misery and death in past centuries have been eradicated or almost eradicated. Cases of diphtheria – a deadly disease that affects a person’s breathing – reduced 100% following the introduction of a vaccine.
These are the top 10 global causes of death - The World Economic …
Feb 3, 2021 · Heart diseases and stroke are two of the biggest killers, according to WHO’s 2019 report on the most common causes of death worldwide. There have been encouraging improvements, with deaths from HIV/Aids and tuberculosis in decline. Alzheimer’s is still a growing problem and affects more women than men.
Which diseases are Africa’s biggest killers? | World Economic Forum
Aug 27, 2015 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no …
7 deadly diseases the world has (almost) eradicated
May 26, 2017 · Measles can also have a crippling long-term effect on children's immune systems, leaving them susceptible to other infectious diseases. This makes the measles vaccine even more important. Aside from localized outbreaks associated with parents refusing vaccinations for their children, measles has been largely eliminated in most affluent ...
The deadly diseases being released as ice thaws - The World …
May 11, 2017 · While global warming has yet to expose any ancient viruses harmful to humans, it has begun re-exposing more familiar diseases that modern society thought it had eradicated. In August 2016, a 12 year-old boy in northern Russia was killed after being infected by Anthrax .
The top global health stories from 2024 | World Economic Forum
Dec 17, 2024 · 2024 saw the rise or return of several infectious diseases, including: Measles cases surged by 20% in 2023 , with 10.3 million reported globally, the World Health Organization warned in November, with vaccine misinformation driving the largest drop in childhood vaccinations in 30 years.
6 conditions that highlight the women’s health gap
Oct 14, 2024 · Women account for the majority of people (80%) with autoimmune diseases, but it takes an average of five years for them to get a diagnosis, according to the American Autoimmune Association. Recent research in the US highlights why more funding needs to go into research for conditions that tend to affect women more than men.
How long does it take to develop a vaccine? | World Economic …
Jun 2, 2020 · How vaccines eradicated common diseases. Image: Statista Vaccination is not only one of the cheapest and most effective ways of preventing disease , says the WHO, it is also critical to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by supporting education and economic development.
Where are scientists looking for drugs to treat humanity's worst ...
Dec 20, 2019 · From the bottom of the sea, to the desert, scientists are looking for antibiotics and anticancer drugs in the most unlikely places.