Based on WHO's statistics, the combination of AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis is responsible for half (approximately 5 million) of all infectious-disease deaths each year. With that in mind, today we're going to look at the five most common infectious diseases around the globe.n addition, we'll also look at what, if any, global pharmaceutical companies may be able to take advantage of these multi-million-person, and even billion-person, opportunities. So, without further ado, here are the five most common infectious diseases. Hepatitis-B.
Amazing transformation: Ashley Dunn-Bratcher, 27, weighed 725lbs (left) when she started her weight loss journey on the TLC reality series My 600lb Life. Over the course of one year, she got down to 470lbs (right) In pain: Ashley admitted that her bulky body made it almost impossible for her to get around.
She departed the show in 1989 and returned in 1999 where she remained a central character until 2006. In 2007 and 2008, Davidson's Ashley took a trip to Y&R's sister soap, The Bold and the Beautiful. In 1998, she made daytime television history for portraying five characters at one time on Days of Our Lives. Davidson also portrayed Kelly Capwell on the daytime series Santa Barbara and starred in the primetime television series Broken Badges and the telefilm Sharing Richard with Ed Marinaro.