[Taxacom] Revised "Deadliest genera to humans"

[Richard Jensen]

Perhaps one has been overlooked.  According to data from several years ago,
alcohol produced by several species of Saccharomyces, is responsible for
over 2 million deaths annually. I don't recall if that includes deaths
resulting from alcohol-related accidents, or represents just those caused
by the direct effects of alcohol on bodily functions.
Cheers,
Dick

On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 1:18 PM Tony Rees via Taxacom <
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:

> 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
> https://about.me/TonyRees
>
>
> 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:
> >
> > 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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Richard Jensen, Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
Saint Mary's College
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