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Biggest pandemics in the world: the 15 diseases that most marked history in number of deaths

With the current coronavirus pandemic, it is normal for people to be curious about similar cases from the past. Get to know the biggest pandemics in the world now.

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02. Tuberculosis: 1 billion deaths

Like smallpox, another disease that plagued humanity for a long time was tuberculosis.

To be more exact, its outbreak lasted exactly 100 years, from 1850 to 1950, but it still claims victims today.

Although it is considered a controlled disease, tuberculosis mainly affects people living in the poorest regions of the planet and people with HIV.

Outdoor treatment of people with tuberculosis at the beginning of the last century on the banks of the River Thames in London.

Caused by a bacterium, Bacillus Koch, tuberculosis affects the respiratory system and infected people have acute coughing episodes with blood and pus, in addition to breathing difficulties.

It is believed that more than 1 billion people have died from tuberculosis, being the infectious disease that kills the most in the world according to the WHO.

She could only be efficiently treated by penicillin, an antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.

About the author  /  Priscilla de Cassia

Graduated in business administration and tax auditor, she has been a freelance writer since 2016 to cultivate her hobby for writing and to earn extra income. Currently, he writes about financial life, credit cards, air miles and travel, as well as curiosities in general.

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