[English CC by Charles Baluyot]
Narrator: Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,
but not when on your death bed.
Welcome to WatchMojo.com,
and today, we're counting down ours picks for,
'The Top 10 Diseases That Will Kill You Quickly'.
For this list, we're looking at those diseases,
that will give human beings, very little chances of survival.
Because the time frame you have to live,
after you contracted them, is so short.
In another words,
a bowl of chicken soup, and months at the hospital,
won't necessarily be enough to save you, from the quick and painful death at these conditions bring on.
#10 Chagas Disease [aka American trypanosomiasis]
Your last kiss, might just be the "Kiss of Death."
This parasitic disease, is transmitted through the 'Triatominae' insects,
also known as, 'Kissing Bugs'.
As these little guys prowled, during the night to feed on humans,
they also take pleasure in defecating near-by wounds.
This can turn into a horrible infection if the pests are infected with parasites called,
'Trypanosoma cruzi',
which are excreted with their feces.
Notably, the disease has different stages,
and it can be fatal at each stage.
If you're unlucky, during the initial acute phase,
which lasts for a few weeks to a few short months...
Your heart or brain maybe become infected by the parasites, causing death.
If only you have mild symptoms though,
then the chronic stage, which can occur many months or even years later...
Can lead to sudden death and cardiac or digestive damage.
#9 Dengue Fever
Found in over 110 countries,
dengue fever, is a mosquito-borne disease,
that is transmitted through the 'Aedes aegypti',
a mosquito, which is native to tropic and sub-tropic regions.
Normally, the virus isn't deadly, and the initial symptoms are similar to the flu,
like high fever and headaches,
so healthy individuals can recover in about week's time.
However for some, it can turn to a fatal condition known as:
'Severe Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever' or 'Dengue Shock Syndrome'.
This causes, abdominal pain, bleeding in the stool, gums, and nose, plasma leakage,
and ultimately death.
#8 Rabies
Every year, people get rabies after getting bitten from wild animals.
Which is why one of these reasons why it's important,
not too be friendly with wildlife.
While there treatments to bring you around,
time is not on your side, when it comes to rabies infections.
The incubation period, can vary from a week, to a year,
but once symptoms are noticeable,
and if the virus entered the nervous system...
It can take less than 10 days to kill a person.
You may suffer from hallucinations, paralysis, insomnia, and delirium,
until his or her death.
It's an agony, no one should undergo.
#7 Cerebrovascular Disease [aka Stroke]
Also known as, 'The Brain Attack'.
Strokes occur, when there is a lack of oxygen from the blood supply to the brain,
which can cause severe damage.
Globally, about 6 million people die every year from this disease.
Some common signs leading to a stroke,
are weakness in body parts, loss of balance, and vision impairment,
though these are vary, depending on the sub-type of stroke.
While many have survived the effects of a stroke with only some form of disability,
many others have been less fortunate, and have died within a few minutes of the attack.
#6 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Called a 'Super bug', this bacterium has health experts scratching their heads,
also known as, 'Oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus', or 'ORSA'.
It is the 'cause of multiple infections in our bodies,
and it is very difficult to treat, because of the resistance to certain antibiotics.
It can enter your body, through the nose, and through cuts,
and the results stemming from their entrance can be tragic.
It's start off, as a mild skin infection, which is usually curable.
However, some strains of community-associated MRSA, may lead to severe illnesses, and death.
Meanwhile, some symptoms that can appear, such as boils and pimple-like bumps,
may require surgical drainage.
While infections of vital organs may also occur,
that can ultimately lead to fatal illnesses.
#5 Cholera
Quenching your thirst on infected water can, in fact, dehydrating you to death.
That is, if you become infected with this small intestine disease.
When can contract cholera, in places with poor sanitation,
which is where food and water,
have a high chance of being contaminated by human feces, that contain the bacterium,
known as, 'Vibrio cholerae'.
Left untreated, a cholera infection can 'cause extremely painful symptoms,
Starting with diarrhea,
it can also 'cause, legs cramps, vomiting, and shock.
But it's the severe cases of diarrhea, that can lead to extreme dehydration,
in as little as two hours, after an infection,
from there, a lack of treatment can kill the victim in a matter of hours.
Because dehydration, may 'cause blueish skin,
cholera has been dubbed, 'The Blue Death'.
#4 Meningococcal Disease
Meningococcal disease, is transmitted through saliva,
and sometimes, through extremely close and lengthy contact, with someone who already has it.
Caused by the bacterium, that is named for,
the disease may lead to symptoms like nausea, vomiting, and joint pain,
though they mostly depend on the specific infection that has been contracted.
In severe cases,
meningococcal disease can progress to 'Meningococcal meningitis',
which can lead to death,
even if the infected person has taking antibiotics.
Another failed condition, is...
'Meningococcal sepsis',
where body's tissues and organs are shut down, as the result of bacterial toxins and bloodstream poisoning.
This condition has necessitated amputation, among survivors,
while on the worst cases, it has lead to death.
#3 Bubonic Plague
Likely, the cause of the 'Black Death',
the bubonic plague is estimated to have killed around 50 million people during medieval times.
It's hard to imagine a more catastrophic event,
but it's even more surprising to discover, that the main source of the bacteria that causes the plague,
is the flea.
Once bitten by the infected flea,
the patient's lymph nodes are affected.
The infection can spread the blood, known as...
'Septicemic plague',
or to the lungs, known as...
'Pneumonic plague',
both of which can be lethal.
Bubonic plague symptoms, can appear within a week after exposure,
and an infected person died within 24 hours,
if not given antibiotics and proper care.
#2 Necrotizing Fasciitis [aka Flesh-Eating Disease]
Known in Layman's terms as the 'Flesh-Eating Bacteria Syndrome',
this is an infection by bacteria, that can spread quickly as wildfire throughout the body.
Though it rarely spreads through physical contact,
it is usually caused by organisms that already exists on our bodies.
That isn't scary enough,
the infected may experience flu-like symptoms,
redness, blisters, and fluid discharge within 24 hours.
It's a rare skin infection, but with some common sense,
it can be treated with antibiotics, and the speedy removal of the infected tissue.
But if the bacteria are so deep in the tissue,
that the early signs aren't apparent,
and the infection isn't treated in time...
Then death with you once doorstep, in very short order.
Before we unveil the top pick,
here are few honorable, or in this case,
dishonorable mentions.
#1 Ebola Virus Disease [aka Ebola]
This viral hemorrhagic fever, which is caused by Ebola viruses,
has a mortality rate of 50% on average.
Spread to bodily fluids and items that may have been in contacted with bodily fluids,
Ebola symptoms begins with a fever, between two days and three weeks, after exposure.
Although strict measures to contain the virus, have been put in place,
especially as a result of several outbreaks in the latter half of the 20th century,
Ebola remains extremely contagious.
It is so contagious, in fact,
that medical staff have contracted the disease,
even while wearing the protective gear.
As of 2016, there are no vaccines to encounter Ebola,
and its most extensive outbreak, was just a few years prior.
Beginning in late 2013,
the West Africa epidemics saw,
11,315 people succumb to the viral disease.
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