The Ten Most Deadly Diseases Worldwide

10. Scarlet FeverAlthough it is rarely fatal today, Scarlet Fever is among the worst child killers of all time. In 1860s, the mortality rate from Scarlet Fever was as high as 972 per million. Through the entire 1800s, pandemics frequently swept across Europe causing as many as 25 % of all recorded deaths through the period. 9. MeaslesAnother cleanliness associated malady, typhus epidemics tend to follow wars and natural disasters, when generally the sanitation and hygiene standards go down. It is transmitted by lice and was thus common in congested environments like jail, barracks etc. Typhus was especially notorious for this effects on armies called the primary reason for Napoleon's retreat from Russia. An epidemic in Eastern Europe during The first world war took 3 million, but the disease was controlled with the growth and development of a vaccine during World War II. Sporadic outbreaks however still occur in developing countries to date.Your Ad Here 8. TyphusAnother cleanliness associated malady, typhus epidemics tend to follow wars and disasters, when generally the sanitation and hygiene standards drop. It is transmitted by lice and was thus common in congested environments like jail, barracks etc. Typhus was especially notorious for it effects on armies called the major reason for Napoleon?s retreat from Russia. An epidemic in Eastern Europe during World War I took 3 million, but the disease was controlled with the development of a vaccine during World War II. Sporadic outbreaks however still exist in developing countries to date. 7. CholeraA disease associated with the quality and cleanliness of food and water, Cholera has predictably taken its toll on the third world. It has a low mortality rate when taken care of but if left untreated, it is likely to dehumanize the victim before death. Cholera epidemics have historically occurred with regularity and have taken more than 40 millions victims, with the death toll for a current epidemic in Zimbabwe surpassing 3000. 6. AIDSBarring a cure, AIDS will some day climb up to the top of this list. This results of collective human sin has taken 25 million victims given that it emerged in 1981. 40 million people are currently living with the infection and 14,000 are added every single day. Sadly, AIDS is far from being the largest current global trouble with the most attention and capital being dedicated towards securing economies and fighting terrorists.Your Ad Here 5. Black DeathThe Black Death or Bubonic Plague was a pandemic of history shaping proportions. Originating from Asia in the early 14th century, it devastated up to 60 % of the European population; a total of around 100 million people. Grim illustrations of people covered in buboes have grown to be synonymous with the middle ages. The huge outbreak and resultant death toll also served to dent the faith healing myths and enticed intellectuals into researching scientific cures for diseases. Somewhat worryingly, the precise microbial cause of the pandemic has not been determined yet so a future occurrence might still be possible. 4. TuberculosisTuberculosis or Consumption as it was historically known has become a consistent killer. Although it has resulted in around 100 million fatalities in the Twentieth century, the mortality rates have already been steadily falling down, owing to advancements in treatment. However, it still is the reason for around 1.5 millions deaths each year and along with its cousin the Whooping Cough, remains a leading cause of human demise. 3. Spanish FluMost of us dismiss flu as a commonly mild ailment but in its deadliest Spanish form, it killed anywhere between 50 to 100 million people. This fatal pandemic ravaged world populations during the war years of 1918-1919 and disappeared as mysteriously as it had appeared; only after Eighteen months of action. However in that period, "La Grippe" had laid claim to being one of the most deadly pandemic in the history of mankind.Your Ad Here 2. SmallpoxSmallpox didn't just kill, it wiped off entire cultures. Extremely contagious and lethal specifically for children, most Smallpox survivors were left with characteristic facial scars, hence the term 'Pockmarked'. It reached its peak in the 20th century and is estimated to have killed up to 500 million people, even though a vaccine have been created by Edward Jenner in 1796. However, a massive global eradication campaign initiated in the 1950s proved successful and by 1980, the entire world was declared Smallpox free. 1. MalariaThe single greatest killer of humans of all time, this malady 's been around as long as mankind. In its present form, Malaria established a stronghold in Western Africa perhaps around 5000 years ago and gradually spread around the globe. At its peak at the turn of the Twentieth century, it had decimated around 300 million globally in the past A century. Although malaria has now been virtually erased from Europe and Americas, it still is the reason for more than a million deaths per annum; a vast majority of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. General [l]