Despite billions invested in medical research, the mortality rate remains constant at 100 per cent. There is no cure. Good health is just the slowest possible route to getting there. In the Western world we are conditioned to think of death in terms of the big five: heart attack, stroke, cancer, pneumonia and respiratory failure. Once you start travelling, however, you encounter a smorgasbord of new ways to die. That?s why I love hypochondriacs ? especially those who?ve recently visited foreign parts. They offer a treasure?trove of unusual symptoms and signs, among which could lurk a case of leishmaniasis, Chagas? disease, sleeping sickness or even the plague. Here are my top tips on how to avoid some of the lesser-known causes of death worldwide.
1 Don?t upset the wildlife
Most animal-related deaths are due to lowly creatures such as the snake (100,000 fatalities a year) and scorpion (5,000). If you encounter an aggressive animal, back away slowly. Don?t run. Eye-to-eye contact should be avoided with some species (bears), but not others (cougars) so research the potential predators you are most likely to meet.
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