| Table 3. Globally Important
Human Pathogens |
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| Infectious causes of death per year per
100,000 population (estimated for the year 2,000) |
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| Total |
Developed nations |
Developing nations |
Disease |
Primary Organisms |
| 98.6 |
35.3 |
63.3 |
Respiratory infections |
Haemophilus influenzae,
Staphylococcus aureus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis,
Bordetella pertussis,Streptococcus pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae |
Human adenovirus |
Human respiratory syncytial virus, Human parainfluenza
viruses 1 and 3, Influenza A Virus, Influenza B Virus |
| 45.6 |
0.5 |
45.1 |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
Vibrio cholerae, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella
typhi, Escherichia coli, Campylobacter, Clostridium difficile, Listeria
monocytogenes, Salmonella enteritidis, Norwalk virus, rotavirus |
Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora cayetanensis,
Giardia intestinalis, Encephalitozoon intestinalis, Entamoeba histolytica |
Norwalk Virus |
Rotavirus |
| 44.2 |
2.7 |
41.5 |
Tuberculosis |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| 33.5 |
9.1 |
24.4 |
HIV |
Human immunodeficiency virus 1,
Human immunodeficiency virus 2 |
| 17.1 |
- |
17.1 |
Measles |
Measles Virus |
| 14.9 |
- |
14.9 |
Malaria 97 |
Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax |
| 7.7 |
- |
7.7 |
Tetanus |
Clostridium tetani |
| 5.5 |
- |
5.5 |
Pertussis |
Bordetella pertussis |
| 3.3 |
- |
3.3 |
Syphilis |
Treponema pallidum |
| 3.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
Bacterial meningitis 98 |
Streptococcus pneumoniae,
Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae |
| 1.8 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
Hepatitis B & C |
Hepatitus C Virus |
Hepatitis B Virus |
| 0.6 |
- |
0.6 |
Trypanosomiasis 99 |
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense,
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense |
| 0.5 |
- |
0.5 |
Leishmaniasis 100 |
Leishmania tropica, Leishmania
donovani, Leishmania mexicana venezuelensis, Leishmania garnhami, Leishmania
pifanoi, Leishmania braziliensis, Leishmania peruviana, Leishmania
colombiensis, Leishmania lainsoni, Leishmaina shawi, Leishmania naiffi,
Leishmania guyanensis, Leishmania panamensis, Leishmania chagasi |
| 0.4 |
- |
0.4 |
Otitis media 101 |
Haemophilus influenzae,
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Moraxella catarrhalis |
| 0.4 |
- |
0.4 |
Poliomyelitis |
Poliovirus |
| 0.3 |
- |
0.3 |
Chagas disease 99 |
Trypanosoma cruzi |