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On 2 April 1979, an outbreak of anthrax occurred in Sverdlovsk, USSR. It is believed that anthrax spores were accidentally released from a secret military facility. An official report stated that 64 people died during April and June. The victims died within a few weeks of exposure to the bacteria. 11 others survived.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in March 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (/ k ɒ x / KOKH; [1] [2] German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈkɔx] ⓘ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist.As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax, he is regarded as one of the main founders of modern bacteriology.
The powdered anthrax was able to disperse into the air without being detected and eventually inhaled. [1] [3] 43 people tested positive to anthrax exposure and 22 cases of anthrax illness were diagnosed, where 11 were inhalation anthrax and 11 were cutaneous anthrax. Five people from this group died. [1] [3]
In November 2008, a drum maker in the United Kingdom who worked with untreated animal skins died from anthrax. [80] In December 2009, an outbreak of anthrax occurred among heroin addicts in the Glasgow and Stirling areas of Scotland, resulting in 14 deaths. [ 23 ]
Symptoms in humans usually begin between one day to one week after exposure, but it may take as many as 60 days for them to present in humans. Symptoms depend on how anthrax enters the body.
Bradford sweets poisoning: Sweets accidentally made with arsenic were sold from a market stall which led to the poisoning of more than 200 people, including 21 deaths. 1858, United States. In the New York Swill milk scandal, an estimated 8,000 infants died in just one year, during the years long duration of adulterated milk.
12–15 million – 1855–1960 Worldwide 7 Cocoliztli epidemic of 1545–1548: Cocoliztli, caused by an unidentified pathogen 5–15 million 27–80% of Mexican population [12] 1545–1548 Mexico 8 Antonine Plague: Smallpox or measles: 5–10 million 25–33% of Roman population [13] 165–180 (possibly up to 190) Roman Empire: 9 1520 Mexico ...