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TB is vastly underestimated here in the US where we have largely eliminated it, but it is indeed the deadliest infectious disease known to man. It killed 1.25 m
by mplanchard 2y ago
TB is vastly underestimated here in the US where we have largely eliminated it, but it is indeed the deadliest infectious disease known to man. It killed 1.25 million people in 2023.
https://www.pih.org/article/tb-deadliest-infectious-disease-so-why-havent-you-heard-it https://www.pih.org/article/tb-deadliest-infectious-disease-...
https://www.who.int/news/item/29-10-2024-tuberculosis-resurges-as-top-infectious-disease-killer https://www.who.int/news/item/29-10-2024-tuberculosis-resurg...
- StackRanker3000 2y agoThis is nitpicking, but I guess which disease bears the title depends on how you define it. I remember seeing some estimate that malaria has killed ~40% of all humans that have ever lived.
- yostrovs 2y agoRabies has a nearly 100% kill rate. It's just rare that someone does get infected.
- jjtheblunt 2y agogood data; thanks. i realize "deadliest" could be evaluated both as "least curable" and "most killed", which are definitely different things.