Review Question

Which of the following communicable (i.e., infectious) diseases will cause the most total deaths in 2025 globally according to the WHO?

Answer	Initial Probability
COVID-19	14%
Another coronavirus derivative (e.g., MERS-Cov)	14%
An established human-to-human strain of influenza virus (e.g., H1N1 or H3N2)	14%
A new avian-derived influenza newly declared by the CDC or WHO to have achieved human-to-human transmission capacity (e.g., H5N1)	14%
A different virus (e.g., Ebolavirus, Zika, Smallpox, Mpox, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, etc.)	14%
A bacterial disease (e.g., plague, tuberculosis, etc.)	14%
A parasitic condition (e.g., malaria)	14%