New viruses are known for spreading pandemonia across continents fairly regularly in the modern world. As history has shown, this is not an entirely new concept, with a long list of historically frightening viruses making the cut for their rapid impact on society and their effects on various cross-border cultures too. Technology has made viruses easier to manage, but that doesn’t mean that new strains aren’t popping up all over the world.
Disease In Africa
Let’s explore some of the existing viruses which have significance in modern history, and left its mark on humanity just as the recent virus spreading around the world.
1. Ebola, 2004-2015 (11,000 Deaths)
West Africa
The name might be slightly melodic, but this disease is nothing like a symphony. This disease is lethal, and causes blood to seep through the eyeballs. A majority of the Ebola strains cause a fever that causes hemorrhaging, killing thousands in its wake since it was first discovered in the late 1970’s. Earning its name from the river of the same name in the DRC, this virus is considered one of the deadliest on the planet. Likely to spread through bodily secretions, if you contract the virus your likelihood of dying is anywhere between 50 and 90%. What starts as a sore throat and a headache can take a turn for the worst, and with no known cure, it may be the last illness you contract.
Ebola
