Escherichia coli
The overall mortality rate for E. coli O157:H7 is <1%. For those who develop hemolytic uremic syndrome, the death rate is between 3-5% (www.azdhs.gov)
The overall mortality rate for E. coli O157:H7 is <1%. For those who develop hemolytic uremic syndrome, the death rate is between 3-5% (www.azdhs.gov)
Untreated, tularemia has a mortality rate of 5-15%; this rate is even higher with the typhoidal form. Appropriate antibiotics lower this rate to about 1% (Medscape)
Giardiasis is not associated with mortality except in rare cases of extreme dehydration, primarily in infants or malnourished children (Medscape)
Giardia muris is a parasite that causes the disease giardiasis, Some symptoms of Giardiasis are: diarrhea, gas, greasy stool, nausea, cramps, and dehydration.
The Hepatitis A virus causes Hepatitis A. The symptoms of this infectious disease of the liver are: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, fever, and abdominal pain.
Human Astrovirus causes infectious diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain.
In 2007, influenza caused 411 deaths: 79 of them in persons aged 75-84 years and 139 of them in persons aged 85 years and older (Xu et al, 2007)