What is a major disease that kills in poorer parts of the world?And what are the effects?

Question: What is a major disease that kills in poorer parts of the world?And what are the effects?

Asked by rebekka to Deuan on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: Your Research.
- Deuan Jones answered on 17 Jun 2010:
  
  Probably one of the biggest diseases is Malaria – it’s caused by a parasite and is estimated to kill one child every 30 secondas somewhere in the world. Because Malaria affects lots of different areas in the world and not just the very poor ones, it does actually get a lot of work done on it.

Question: What is a major disease that kills in poorer parts of the world?And what are the effects?