Advances in Medical Sciences

How have the medical sciences improved the human condition throughout the twentieth century?

• 1918 - Spanish flu kills 50 million people.
• 1957 - Asian flu kills about 1 million.
• 1968 - Hong Kong flu kills about 1 million.
• 2003 - SARS kills 774
• 2004 - 5 Avian flu (H5N1) has killed 50 to date

Although the Avian flu poses a serious global threat, the likelihood of dying from killer viruses has been largely curtailed. 

Here's a blog dedicated strictly to the Avian flu.