After a slew of likely contenders such as heart disease, anemia, thyroid disease, depression or a sleep disorder are ruled out, getting to the source of fatigue gets murky. Among the many next-tier suspects is the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Indeed, 2.4 million of those at risk of famine were in southern Sudan, the main arena of the war. Southern Sudan occupies almost one third of the territory of Sudan, which at 2.5 million square kilometers is the largest country in Africa.
The Bengal famine of 1943 struck the Bengal province of pre-partition British India during World War II. Between 1.5 million and 4 million people died due to starvation, malnutrition and disease. Out of Bengalâs 60.3 million population, half of them were dying from disease after food became available in December 1943.