A few billion years ago, our beautiful and unique world did not exist. With the advent of planet Earth, bizarre life forms began to develop on it, which were destined not only to survive in harsh conditions, but also to evolve into unique creatures like you and me. Billions of years of evolution have given us not only intelligence and the ability to change the environment for ourselves, but also many other unique microorganisms.
Some of them are objects of study and improvement of human health. For example, such as bifidobacteria, lactobacilli or bacteriodides. All of them make up the intestinal microflora of every living person. But next to them appeared and evolved deadly microorganisms, the impact of which on people can lead to death.
The variety of various diseases that the human body can be exposed to is simply amazing. Starting from ordinary staphylococci and ending with plague sticks. Despite the fact that we do not see them and do not know most of the names of various pathogenic bacteria, we can confidently say that a number of them are deadly for highly developed creatures like us.
For this reason, we have compiled a list of the most terrible diseases of mankind that can lead not only to death, but to long torment, the end of which is not visible. We sincerely hope that your acquaintance with terrible viruses will be limited to reading this article.
10. Smallpox
- Amazed by people: -
- The main localization of the disease: The whole world
- The causative agent of the disease: Variola major, Variola minor
- Cause: natural focal virus
- Possible treatment: etiotropic or pathogenetic treatment
Mortality of 20-90%. Surviving this ailment very often as a “reward” receive blindness and always terrible scars throughout the body. Smallpox is a very tenacious virus. It can be stored frozen for years and survive at temperatures up to one hundred degrees Celsius. By nature, smallpox affects the body in such a way that the infected person begins to rot alive. Smallpox is sick now. If special vaccination is not done in a timely manner, then the likelihood of contracting this serious ailment is very high.
9. Bubonic plague
- Amazed by people: -
- The main localization of the disease: The whole world
- The causative agent of the disease: Yersinia pestis1
- Cause: natural focal virus
- Possible treatment: sulfonamide, antibiotics
This infection at one time "mowed" half of medieval Europe. According to various sources, the reapers of death visited 20-60 million people with the goal of taking souls from cooling bodies. Mortality from the plague previously amounted to 99%! No one can name the exact number of people who died from this infection, since no calculations were made at that time, due to the fact that people were busy with survival.
8. Spanish flu or Spanish flu
- Amazed people: 550 million people
- The main localization of the disease: The whole world
- The causative agent of the disease: most likely the H1N1 virus
- Reason for occurrence: -
- Possible treatment: alcohol-based pharmaceuticals
The name of the disease comes from the place of occurrence; mass infection of the population of Spain. The disease has affected more than 40% of people in the country. One of the most famous victims of a terrible disease was the great German sociologist Max Weber, who entered the history of mankind thanks to his labors. Of the more than half a billion infected, approximately 70 million people have died.
7. Gatchinson-Guildford syndrome or progeria
- Amazed people: 80 people
- The main localization of the disease: The whole world
- The causative agent of the disease: Genetic defect
- Reason for occurrence: -
- Possible treatment: incurable
The rarest disease of premature aging, to which no more than 80 people were exposed worldwide, is one of the most terrible diseases in the world. Patients with progeria are doomed to a short and painful life. A remarkable fact is that this syndrome was found in only one black person. One of the most famous people affected by this disease is the South African guy Leon Botha, who was able to live 26 years. He was a video blogger and DJ. A child with Progeria disease may look 90 by 12 years old.
6. Necrotic fasciitis
- Amazed by people: -
- The main localization of the disease: The whole world
- Pathogen: Streptococcus pyogenes
- Cause: Carnivorous bacteria enter the wound after surgery
- Possible treatment: Surgery, limb amputation
Necrotic fasciitis is a terrible disease that is extremely rare. In general, everything that starts with the prefix is necrotic, but according to various sources, from 30% to 75% of infected people die from this disease. In this case, treatment will be reduced to timely amputation of the affected limb. Diagnosing the disease is extremely complicated. Indeed, in the first stage, an infected person can only have a fever. Despite the fact that it is extremely difficult to get this disease, unless, of course, there is contact with the carrier of the disease, necrotic fasciitis is one of the worst diseases of mankind.
5. Lymphedema or Elephantiasis
- Amazed people: 120 million people
- The main localization of the disease: Tropical Africa
- The causative agent of the disease: Brugia malayi
- Cause: Lymphatic blockage by parasitic worms, removed lymph nodes, regular frostbite, lupus, chronic eczema
- Possible treatment: Surgical intervention, lymph massage
This terrible disease can disfigure a person and turn him into a kind of terrible monster. This disease is very exotic and rarely found in mid-latitudes. The largest foci of distribution are in the tropics. This is due to the fact that only there are all the necessary conditions for the development of specific parasitic worms, the penetration of which into the human body has serious consequences.
Like many other diseases, lymphedema passes in several stages. It all starts with inconspicuous and seemingly not dangerous soft edema, which over time turns the affected area of the body into a shapeless deformed mass of once human flesh.
4. Tuberculosis (formerly called consumption)
- Amazed people: According to some reports, a third of the world's inhabitants are infected
- The main localization of the disease: The whole world
- Pathogen: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MBT)
- Cause: Mycobacterium tuberculosis enters the lungs, through the digestive tract, less often by contact (through the skin)
- Possible treatment: The basis for the treatment of tuberculosis is multicomponent anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy
Tuberculosis is an extremely dangerous infectious disease that in the past was considered incurable and claimed the lives of a large number of people. It is believed that this disease is socially dependent, i.e. people with low social status are always at risk. Most often, the disease affects the lungs of a person. Today, tuberculosis responds well to treatment in hospitals. Unfortunately, the course of treatment takes a considerable period of time - from several months to several years. A neglected disease can lead to complete disability and death, which makes tuberculosis one of the worst diseases of mankind.
3. Diabetes
- Amazed people: about 285 million inhabitants of the planet
- The main localization of the disease: The whole world
- The causative agent of the disease: -
- Reason for occurrence: -
- Possible treatment: The use of drugs that lower blood sugar, insulin treatment, severe restriction in food.
Diabetes mellitus is caused by a violation of the amount or activity of insulin, a hormone that ensures the delivery of glucose from the blood to the cells of the body. There are two types - insulin-dependent (type 1) and non-insulin-dependent (type 2). Diabetes is the cause of myocardial infarction, stroke (cerebral vessels), diabetic retinopathy (fundus vessels), diabetic nephropathy (renal vessels), diabetic ischemic and neuropathic foot (vessels and nerves of the lower extremities).
2. AIDS
- Amazed people: 33-45 million people
- The main localization of the disease: The whole world
- The causative agent of the disease: -
- Reason for occurrence: -
- Possible treatment: medication does not exist
AIDS is the scourge of the current millennium. The worst thing about this disease is that so far there are no medications and treatment options. People infected with this terrible disease can die from a common cold. After all, they have practically no immunity.
1. Cancer (oncology)
- Affected people: 14 million people are diagnosed annually
- The main localization of the disease: The whole world
- The causative agent of the disease: -
- Cause of occurrence: Genetic disorders, malnutrition, smoking, alcohol; exposure to radiation, asbestos or chromium ...
- Possible treatment: Surgical, chemo and radiation therapy
Cancer is a quick and uncontrolled cell division, leading to the appearance of a tumor in human tissues or organs. This disease refers to those that may not appear for a long time. It affects organs and tissues of a person. As a result, organs cease to function.
In conclusion, it should be said that it is better to carry out prophylaxis now than treatment afterwards. Take care of yourself and do not get sick!