Is there any deadly virus more powerful than Ebola?

Powerful is a rather inexact word. There are virus' more lethal than Ebola. For example, the Rabies virus kills 99.99% (or thereabouts) of the people who don't get vaccinated. read more

Powerful is a rather inexact word. There are virus' more lethal than Ebola. For example, the Rabies virus kills 99.99% (or thereabouts) of the people who don't get vaccinated. Compare that to about 70% of the people who were infected with Ebola in the most recent outbreak. 30-55 thousand people die of Rabies every year world-wide. read more

The Ebola virus has now killed more than 1,000 people in West Africa. Although the mortality rate of the most recent outbreak isn't as high as in previous events, it's still the case that most people who become infected with Ebola will not survive. read more

More than 600 people in the U.S. have now contracted HPS, and 36 percent have died from the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus is not transmitted from one person to another, rather, people contract the disease from exposure to the droppings of infected mice. read more