So, what to avoid that can kill you - Number of deaths from various animals/insects

[packman]

[dameatball]

1. So there are 10,000 deaths attributed to not being able to outrun a snail?

I jest, but those comparisons are interesting. "Dog" ranking surprised me.

[USALiberal]

5. The dog deaths are mostly from rabies!

[DenaliDemocrat]

9. Lies!

Pit bulls…

[Blue_true]

6. The snail carry a parasite that gets into the body and

into the bloodstream and body tissues, where it creates problems, some of which can lead to death.

[canetoad]

10. Yep

Young Aussie guy coupla years ago, ate a slug for a bet. Died of some horrific brain disease.

[USALiberal]

2. Link??

[packman]

3. Stated on the post - World Atlas

Article:

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-animals-that-kill-most-humans.html

[USALiberal]

4. Interesting! Thank you!! Nt

[pansypoo53219]

7. from NPR. it wasn't washington, the mosquito + malaria won the revolution. forget eagles or turkeys.

we need a mosquito on a coin.

[Lettuce Be]

8. What's the time frame? There's no reference whatsoever?

Since when? Last year, the beginning of time? It kinda matters. These numbers are meaningless without a time frame -- oh, and yeah, weird about the snails.

Edit: Just realized it's probably allergy to fresh water snails, doh!

[hatrack]

11. Schistosomiasis, I'd imagine . ..

Infection and transmission

People become infected when larval forms of the parasite – released by freshwater snails – penetrate the skin during contact with infested water.

Transmission occurs when people suffering from schistosomiasis contaminate freshwater sources with their excreta containing parasite eggs, which hatch in water.

In the body, the larvae develop into adult schistosomes. Adult worms live in the blood vessels where the females release eggs. Some of the eggs are passed out of the body in the faeces or urine to continue the parasite’s lifecycle. Others become trapped in body tissues, causing immune reactions and progressive damage to organs.

EDIT

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/schistosomiasis

[Celerity]

12. Animals That Kill The Most Humans Per Year

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/ote710/oc_animals_that_kill_the_most_humans_per_year/