In humans A. veronii can cause diseases ranging from wound infections and diarrhea to septicemia in immunocompromised patients.

Q fever causes highly variable diseases ranging from acute (often self-limited) infection to fatal chronic infection.

These dangers become even clearer when considering the millions of Americans who are suffering from diseases ranging from cancer to asthma because of pollutants in our air and water.

Yet almost nothing is being spent to deal with a virulent strain of tuberculosis that is sweeping the country, or to combat other diseases ranging from polio to bubonic plague.

As many as 600 patients have been given gene therapy in studies, for diseases ranging from rare metabolic defects to common cancers.

S. pyogenes causes diseases ranging from pharyngitis to life-threatening impetigo including necrotizing fasciitis.

The new designs are expected to provide potent new tools for research and may in time give doctors new weapons and strategies against disease ranging from viral ailments to cancer.

Its symptoms are a combination of those of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, ranging from movement difficulty and tremor, to confusion and memory loss.

It is one of the major causes of diseases ranging from cancer to respiratory diseases including asthma.

Yet throughout history, doctors have placed their health and lives at risk while caring for patients with infectious diseases ranging from yellow fever to tuberculosis to polio.