In 1900, the three leading causes of death were pneumonia, tuberculosis (TB), and diarrhea and enteritis, which (together with diphtheria) caused one third of all deaths (Figure 2).

Jul 21, 2024 · In the mid-1880s, an association between S. pneumoniae and lobar pneumonia was described in medical literature and in 1884, the discovery of the Gram Stain helped to …

Mar 6, 2025 · The most common causes were infectious diseases — pneumonia, diphtheria, dysentery, measles, and other illnesses ran rampant through households, and children were …

Nov 7, 2025 · Beyond measles, pneumonia — often bacterial and later preventable by pneumococcal vaccines — plus diphtheria and pertussis were consistent high-mortality …

Jul 21, 2023 · Today, many pneumonia-causing pathogens, particularly those found in hospital settings, are resistant to all but the strongest forms of antibiotics. A vaccine to protect against …

Nov 17, 2025 · Hippocratic physicians described acute respiratory illnesses marked by fever, chest pain, productive cough, and labored breathing, features that align with modern clinical …

Aug 1, 2024 · In the 1910s, infectious diseases like influenza, pneumonia, and tuberculosis led to the list of causes of death, especially exacerbated by the 1918 flu pandemic.

The tables on the following pages represent the leading causes of death in the death registration area for the period 1900-1932 and the United States for the period 1933-1998.

He paid particular attention and concentrated his efforts on diseases of the chest, writing extensively on the physical findings elicited during the course of a wide variety of pulmonary …

Find out about the history of vaccines and infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics in this timeline.