The Most Dangerous Diseases You Can Get on Earth

July 31, 2022

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13. Hantavirus
> Mortality rate: 36.0%
> Type of pathogen: Virus

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12. Baylisascariasis
> Mortality rate: 38.5%
> Type of pathogen: Parasite

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11. Glanders
> Mortality rate: 40.0%
> Type of pathogen: Bacteria

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10. Monkey B Virus
> Mortality rate: 42.0%
> Type of pathogen: Virus

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9. African trypanosomiasis
> Mortality rate: 42.5%
> Type of pathogen: Parasite

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