Deadliest Viruses on Earth

Dr. Glenn Amundson, MD
2 min readAug 20, 2020

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Viruses

Humans have been dealing with different types of diseases and medical problems. As the times have improved so have the diseases that the humans have been facing for so long. There are some diseases and viruses that have been present for numerous years and with the passage of time has only grown to be worse taking the lives of those who ever got infected by it.

Similarly, some viruses were discovered later but they proved to be equally dangerous as the ones which have been on the planet for hundreds of years. The mentioned ones below mention some very dangerous viruses.

Deadliest virus

There are countless diseases present in the world right now which can be caught in different ways and all of them are dangerous in their way if not treated properly. Some of them have been there for so many years and are while some are curable, some remain incurable. These mentioned below are some of the oldest and some of the deadliest viruses still present among us.

· Marburg Virus

This was discovered when the infected monkey’s made contact with the lab workers in Germany. In Marburg fever, the symptoms are almost like Ebola which means that the infected person suffers through very high fever and bleeding throughout the body. This condition can lead to organ failure and even death.

· Ebola Virus

Ebola virus was discovered in 1976 after its outbreak in Congo and Sudan. Ebola is usually spread through contact from an infected person. Ebola virus has also been controlled and proper precautionary measures should be taken to avoid any trouble.

· Rabies

An individual suffers through rabies when he is bitten by a rabid animal. This virus was known to be extremely deadly and dangerous and was found in a high percentage which was later reduced by the invention of the vaccines. The virus is still considered to be highly dangerous as it eats away the brain and this can also lead to death. If a person does not get proper and timely treatment, it can also lead to death

· HIV

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. Even today it is known to be very dangerous and is fatal as well. There are many reasons why a person could get HIV. HIV cannot be finished, however, people can live with it with the help of very strong medication that they take.

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Dr. Glenn Amundson, MD
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Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at Kansas City Spine and Sports Medicine Center