The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted as the March 24 Tuberculosis (TB) Day looms over that the disease remains one of ...

Over the next century, less than 2 million would survive this and other communicable diseases brought by European explorers. Smallpox reached Massachusetts in 1633, brought by settlers from France ...

Here are the ten deadliest animals that kill ... opens us up to the potential for disease. These 10 animals can infect humans ...

Surprisingly, the tiny mosquito is considered the deadliest animal on the planet. This is primarily due to the diseases it ...

Compare the indicators with the distribution of the world's deadliest diseases, and decide for yourself how and why they might be connected. To use this feature, you will need Flash 6 or later.

Rx for Survival tells the story of some of the world's most lethal and feared diseases. The diseases profiled here explore the nature and origin of many of the diseases covered in the series ...