What's worse than Ebola?

PBS News released a story reporting worse diseases than Ebola. What are they?

Enterovirus D-68: This virus is killing children around the country but particularly in the midwest. Unlike Ebola, EV-D68 spreads like the common cold, only much deadlier.

Measles: This preventable disease is making a comeback due to people failing to vaccinate putting their children at risk.

Whooping Cough: This disease has begun escaping control by vaccination resulting in almost 50,000 cases in the US.

Drug-resistant bacteria: Whether it's MRSA, VRSA, MDR-TB, XDR-TB or TDR-TB, they're coming.

RSV: Respiratory viral infection in babies requiring hospitalization.

Influenza and pneumonia: Both yearly infections and pandemic strains of influenza can resulting in severe pneumonia, particularly in kids and the elderly.

So, while Ebola is scary, it's not as worrisome as these six.

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