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Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections , an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered ...
Systematic eradication and control efforts include the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission and efforts to eradicate smallpox. [4] Antitoxins and vaccines for numerous diseases including cholera and tuberculosis are developed during this period, building on a trend of greater understanding of and control over microorganisms. [5]
Year Disease Discoverer 2600 BC: Malaria [1]: 1900 BC: Rabies: 1600 BC: Cancer: Hippocrates: ca 300: Dengue: Jin Dynasty (266–420) 9th century: Measles: Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
Red Book: 2009 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 2009. American Academy of Pediatrics. 28th ed. ISBN 978-1-58110-306-9; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Works 24/7. Retrieved on August 4, 2009.
Timeline of natural history (13,700,000,000 BCE – 200,000 BCE) ... 2014 Ebola virus disease epidemic timeline (2013–present) Physics
This is a timeline of influenza, briefly describing major events such as outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, discoveries and developments of vaccines.In addition to specific year/period-related events, there is the seasonal flu that kills between 250,000 and 500,000 people every year and has claimed between 340 million and 1 billion human lives throughout history.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... 2002 disease outbreaks (1 C, 4 P) 2003 disease outbreaks (1 C, ... This page was last edited on 30 May ...
2003 Midwest monkeypox outbreak; 2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in spinach; 2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks; 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak