One of the most significant diseases that caused a major epidemic in Africa is Ebola virus disease. The Ebola outbreak that began in West Africa in 2014 resulted in thousands of deaths and had a profound impact on the healthcare systems and economies of the affected countries. Another notable disease is HIV/AIDS, which has led to a prolonged epidemic across the continent, affecting millions of lives and prompting extensive public health responses. Both diseases highlight the challenges of disease control and prevention in the region.
The current major health concern in Africa is the spread of AIDS. Other diseases have also infected many residents of developing countries, such as typhoid fever and sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis).
A major flu epidemic caused by a vaccine failure was the reason many schools closed in 1947.
Typhoid
Among other things, there was a major flu epidemic.
Hemophilia is a major disease caused by interbreeding.
No. Genetics can play a major role in heart disease.
Goitre is the major disease caused by deficiency of iodine.
Viral diseases are most likely to cause epidemics. The recent H1N1 flu virus is one example of this. One other major epidemic, which is not of infectious disease origin, is the obesity epidemic in the U.S.
Smallpox is a viral disease caused by either the Variola major or Variola minor virus variants.
Illnesses caused by rats and vermin. Also caused by dirty streets. A horrid disease.
disease, hunger, and poverty yall. that's heart-breaking!