Every one knew how laborious the usual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences; whereas by his Contrivance, the most ignorant Person at a reasonable Charge, and with a little bodily Labour, may write Books in Philosophy, Poetry, Politicks, Law, Mathematicks and Theology, without the least Assistance from Genius or Study.

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Killer Diseases Through Time

Posted on Friday 24 October 2003

istoric Pandemics
Cases
Deaths
Justinian Plague, 6th Century
China Plague (Bubonic)
*142 million
 ~100 million
"Third Pandemic"
1896-1930
30 million
 12 million
Spanish Flu Pandemic
1918-1919
1 billion
 21 million


Sources: WHO, CDC
*Based on estimated historic mortality rate of 70%

Pandemics Today
 
 
 
 Per Year
 Per Year
Malaria
300-500 million
 1 million
Tuberculosis
8 million
 2 million
AIDS
6 million
 3 million
Source: The New York Times

Recent Outbreaks
 
 
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
in the Republic of Congo,
from 2000 to May 6, 2003
 143
 128
Meningococcal Disease
in Burkina Faso,
from Jan. to April 20, 2003
 7146
 1058
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Worldwide, as of May 20
 7919
 662
Source: WHO




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