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(#7) Charity Champion Alison Lane
In 2015, OBE award-winning charity director Alison Lane was working with orphanage kids in Mexico when she was bitten by a spider. She immediately went into septic shock and suffered a heart attack. Lane passed away three weeks later from a severe reaction to the bite.
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(#12) 5th Earl of Carnarvon George Herbert
The death of Lord Carnarvon put the "curse" of bug bites on the map. After opening King Tut's tomb on a private expedition in 1923, Lord Carnarvon and his followers suffered a mysterious death shortly after, which became known as "King Tut's Curse."
Turns out, there was no curse. The Lord died from an untreated mosquito bite on his face that led to a fatal infection.
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(#17) Giovanni Villani
Giovanni Villani was one of roughly 200 million people who died during Europe's Black Plague pandemic. Working as a banker, historian, and politician, Villani and his family were brought down by the disease in 1250. Flea-bitten cats, dogs, and rats carried the disease, which spread across the whole continent in a matter of years. -
(#6) Ray Shaw
- Dec. at 67 (1913-1980)
Sports commentator and journalist Ray Shaw, president of Dow Jones & Company and Chairman of the American City Business Journals, suffered a deadly wasp sting in 2009. He had a severe allergic reaction to the sting, and died in the hospital the next day.
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(#4) Jeff Hanneman
- Dec. at 49 (1964-2013)
In 2013, a spider took the life of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman. Ultimately, the rockstar died of liver failure, but it was the spider bite that caused further complications and stunted his recovery. It was reported that he was bitten while relaxing in a hot tub and drinking beers with friends.
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(#11) Kingsmill Key
- Dec. at 68 (1864-1932)
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Bugs can ruin a pleasant vacation. Few things can be worse than being troubled by a swarm of insects. Sometimes they will bite you or even sting you, the wound may swell or be infected, or kill you directly. I know this may sound extreme, but insects have killed many people over the years, harmful insects spread diseases through their bites. This sounds terrible, doesn't it?
The reports about terrible insect murder are frequent in history, there are 17 people who were killed by bugs, the random tool described 17 true stories which make people feel afraid of bugs.
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