FROM Ebola to rabies – history is full of terrifying viruses that have killed millions upon millions of people. Some have been eradicated with effective vaccines, but not all of these deadly … ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

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The deadliest viruses in human history, from COVID to smallpox. Deadly viral pathogens include rabies, which is fatal without swift treatment, and the flu, which has a huge global toll.

The new virus, A(H1N1), that first appeared in Russia, was an analog of the virus that had disappeared in 1958. The vaccine then became trivalent with the strains A(H1N1)/A(H3N2)/B (Figure 1).