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Itai-itai disease, a condition caused by cadmium poisoning, resulted in several hundred deaths in Japan. The exact number of deaths is not clearly documented, but it mainly affected individuals living near polluted water sources due to industrial activities.
About 2.2 million people are affected by the disease worldwide.
About 2.2 million people are affected by the disease worldwide.
Heart Disease 598,607 deaths in 2009 179.8 deaths per 100,000 people The number of heart disease-related deaths fell in the latter half of the decade, with 631,636 dying in 2006. Half of those deaths were women. In 2004, African Americans were the ethnic group most likely to die from the disease.
The total number of deaths attributable to this devastating pandemic was 75 million people. The disease progressed along the path of commerce and travel; trading ships arrived at ports with the entire crew dead of the disease. Preexisting conditions of war and famine only exacerbated the spread of the disease during this era. Populations already weakened by malnutrition were more susceptible to the disease.
World wide around 8 cases per 100,000 persons are affected by Huntington's Disease. The number varies somewhat because it is genetic.
Chickenpox affected history by killing off a large number of people. This occurred before a vaccine was invented to prevent the disease from occurring in humans.
Droughts do not directly cause deaths, but they can lead to food scarcity, malnutrition, and waterborne diseases which can result in deaths. The exact number of people killed in a drought can vary depending on factors such as the severity of the drought, the region affected, and the population's vulnerability.
2.7 million currently are affected.
Bubonic Plague
about 15 000 including civilians died on the American side, with 9000-10 000 on the British/Canadian side. Most deaths were from disease. There were also a few thousand deaths among the Native population.
A disease called SMALL POX.