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Top 10 Deadliest Viral Diseases in the World
Sl. No. |
Viruses name |
Diseases name |
Year |
Remark(s) |
1. |
Suspected(Either smallpox or measles) |
Antonine Plague |
AD 165(Ancient pandemic) |
Rome(Italy) from the Far East |
2. |
Influenza A virus subtype H3N8 |
FluAlso known as the Russian influenza’ or ‘the Asiatic influenza |
1889-1890(Epidemic) |
Observed Independently in Turkestan, Canada and Greenland. |
3. |
Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 |
Spanish flu |
1918(Pandemic) |
First identified in United States in military personnel. |
4. |
Influenza A virus subtype H2N2 |
Asian flu |
1957-1958(Pandemic) |
It was first reported in Singapore in February 1957. |
5. |
SARS-CoV(Corona Virus) |
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) |
2002–2003(epidemic) |
Guangdong( province of southern China). Potential zone of re-emergence of SARS-CoV. |
6. |
MERS-CoV |
Middle East respiratory syndrome(MERS) |
September 2012-2013(epidemic) |
Health officials first reported the disease in Saudi Arabia. |
7. |
HIV(Human Immuno- deficiency Virus) |
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) |
2005-2012(epidemic) |
Among young people in China |
8. |
Influenza A virus subtype H3N2 |
Hong Kong flu |
1968 (pandemic) |
It was first noted in the United States in September 1968. |
9. |
Ebola Virus |
Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
1976, 2014-2016(epidemic) |
First discovered in 1976. Most complex Ebola outbreak . The 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa was the largest. |
10. |
SARS-CoV 2 |
COVID-19 |
Dec. 2019(pandemic) |
South China Seafood Market Hubei Province, China. Highly transmitted. |
References:
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“There is not enough evidence satisfactorily to identify the disease or diseases” concluded J. F. Gilliam in his summary (1961) of the written sources, with inconclusive Greek and Latin inscriptions, two groups of papyri and coinage.
The most recent scientific data have eliminated this possibility. See Y. Furuse, A. Suzuki and H. Oshitani, “Origin of the Measles Virus: Divergence from Rinderpest Virus Between the 11th and 12th Centuries,” Virology 7 (2010), pp. 52–55.
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Div of Global Migration and Quarantine, Div of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; Office for Emergency Preparedness and Response, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; Div of Global Health Protection (proposed), Center for Global Health; Div of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Paul A. Gastañaduy, MD, EIS Officer, CDC.
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https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html
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