This Deadly Bacteria Can Enter Your Body By a Mere Sniff

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By Anna Scanlon

As if the world wasn’t scary enough, scientists have now discovered that you can ingest a bacteria that has a 50/50 chance of killing you just by breathing in. The bacteria, called Burkholderia pseudomallei, spurs a disease known as melioidosis. It has previously been found in Southeast Asia and Australia, killing 89,000 people annually.

In Australia, those who ingest the bacteria have a 20 to 50 percent chance of dying from it. Scarily enough, it lives in the soil of heavily-populated areas like Darwin, meaning locals should be extra aware. The mortality rate jumps significantly in Asian countries and …read more

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