Entire world is witnessing deaths due to corona virus. But the mortality rate due other diseases like Cancer, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis, Maleria, Diabetes, Asthma, etc is still higher than the mortality rate due to the present corona virus, even after having established treatment against such diseases.
I would be thankful if someone throws light on this.
Because more media and health care attention is being paing to Coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic.
Reality is that up to 500,000 deaths occur due to seasonal influenza every-year (1) despite availability of a vaccine. Over 17 million deaths occur every year due to Ischemic heart disease (2).
Out of sight, out of mind!
1. Article Global mortality associated with seasonal influenza epidemic...
2. https://www.who.int/health-topics/cardiovascular-diseases/#tab=tab_1
due to its capacity to increase exponentially
Diabetes will not increase 20% per day
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