[Taxacom] Revised "Deadliest genera to humans"

[Tony Rees]

I am guessing that sharks do not make the list - too low down (shame...)

Actually I remember reading that in Australia at least, more people are
killed by horses (falling off) than are taken by sharks, making the horse
the more deadly animal (!)

Best - Tony

Tony Rees, New South Wales, Australia
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On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 at 03:34, Kenneth Kinman via Taxacom <
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:

> Hi All,
>          Okay, I agree with the suggestions.  Homo definitely tops the
> list, but I'm splitting it into three categories.
> Revised listing of deadliest genera to humans:
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> Homo via bad dietary choices (especially from Bos, Zea, Saccharum, and/or
> Beta, i.e. excess sugars and red meat) (over 11,000,000 human deaths per
> year).
> Homo via Nicotiana, causing cancers from tobacco smoking and chewing (over
> 5,000,000 human deaths per year).
> Homo (humans killing over 400,000 humans per year, plus about 800,000
> suicides, totaling over 1,200,000 deaths per year).
> Mycobacterium, especially M. tuberculosis (over 1,200,000 human deaths per
> year).
> Lentavirus, causing HIV infections (over 770,000 deaths per year).
> Plasmodium (Anopheles the vector) causing malaria (over 500,000 deaths per
> year).
> Streptococcus, causing pneumonia (about 500,000 deaths per year).
> Alphainfluenzavirus, causing flu (290,000-645,000 humans per year).
> Norovirus (about 200,000 humans per year).
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> Schistosoma, causing schistosomiasis (about 200,000 humans in the year
> 2000; but now lower due to treatment programs?)
> Entamoeba, causing amoebic dysentery (50,000-100,000 humans per year).
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