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.
Ashley Judd was 15 years old when her mother Naomi and sister Wynnona signed a record deal as The Judds. As their music career took off, Ashley attended school, then turned to acting. After a recurring role on TV drama Sisters, she made her film breakthrough in 1993's Ruby in Paradise. Judd soon proved her box office value with hit movies Kiss the Girls (1997) and Double Jeopardy (1999).