Dogs are responsible for around 30,000 human deaths per year, with the vast majority of these deaths resulting from rabies that is transmitted from the dog. Malaria Mosquitos are the deadliest creature in the world because they transmit a number of deadly diseases, the worst of which is ...
The deadliest Ebola(埃博拉病毒) outbreak in recorded history is happening right now.The outbreak is unprecedented(空前的) both in the number of people who have gotten sick and in the geographic scope.And so far it's been a long battle that doesn't appear to be slowing down. Ebola is ...
Influenza—The Sphinx of Diseases - 1919 The contributing causes of influenza include such factors as overcrowding, universality of travel, promiscuous coughing and sneezing of individuals suffering from the disease, etc. The exciting cause of influenza, i. e., the particular germ responsible for set...
It's no secret that Americans are too fat. And it's well known that our risk of life-threatening diseases like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes is higher than in many other parts of the world. But why? One reason is that we buy into certain dangerous myths about food, says Dr. ...
Wild animals or insects. Wild animals would be your answer. But, do you know many insect stings can cause many deadly diseases. Without proper treatment, some insect bites may even result in death. Here is the list of 10 most dangerous insects in the world. ...
Using convalescent plasma -- a component of blood -- as a treatment is adecades-old idea, and has been used to treat other diseases like influenza and measles. When a patient recovers from a disease, they produce antibodies to fight the presence of the antigen that caused the disease, and...
According to statistics,mosquitoesare the deadliest animals in Africa. By spreading malaria and other diseases, they are responsible for almost half a million annual fatalities. Hipposare the most dangerous mammals in Africa, responsible for around 500 human casualties every year. ...
It turns out that the number of people an organism can kill annually has nothing to do with size or big teeth but with its ability to spread infectious diseases. Most of the time, animals we think of as very dangerous are actually not. For instance, manypeople think sharksare very dangero...
transmits that cause an endless barrage of desolation and death. Without her, however, these sinister pathogens could not be transferred or vectored to humans nor continue their cyclical contagion. In fact, without her, these diseases would not exist at all. You cannot have one without the ...
Fortunately,warning systemsare becoming better and more widespread, which can cut down on the loss of life. Also, more people understand the phenomena and heed the warnings to move to higher ground when a tsunami possibility exists. The 2004 Sumatran disaster spurred UNESCO to set a goal to es...