Mysterious Curse of Egyptian Pharaoh - Tutankhamun (part 2)

In 1922, the tomb and mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamen, one of the most famous ancient Egyptian kings, was discovered opening a historic turning point in Egyptology. Besides this excavation also caused fears, bewildered by a series of deaths, bad luck happened to those who entered the tomb, harassing the rest of Pharaoh.

• Mysterious curse of Egyptian Pharaoh - Tutankhamun (part 1)

Key Facts About Curse

Scientists have studied and hypothesized to explain the mysteries of mysterious deaths related to the tomb and mummy of. King Pharaoh Tutankhamen .

When crippling some ancient Egyptian tombs in 2005, scientists discovered. Pathogenic bacteria such As staph, Pseudomonas, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus can cause allergies from pulses. blood, pulmonary hemorrhage. On the other hand, some tombs are also places where bats are hidden, and their droppings are capable of containing histoplasmosis, which causes illness like flu.

Ancient Egyptians prepared a lot of food from vegetables and fruits to meat for the dead to "use" on the way to the afterlife. They are the ideal environment for the development of insects, bacteria, mold,.

Why Curse Matters

When analyzing the sample of air collected from inside a coffin that has not turned the lid through a drill hole, scientists have obtained scary results. The air contains high levels of ammonia gas, formaldehyde (used for embalming) and hydrogen sulfide (rotten, poisonous eggs). If they are at a high level, they can cause burns to the eyes and nose, pneumonia-like symptoms, and severe cases can even be fatal.

Since then, scientists have hypothesized to explain the count of Carnarvon's mysterious death after six weeks into the tomb due to contact with a poisonous mushroom or deadly bacterium.

But this hypothesis was rejected by some experts. They do not think that bacteria, mold inside the tomb are the cause of this earl's death. Because if they are, the symptoms will appear earlier than the 6-week period. DeWolfe Miller, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Hawaii, USA, has so far not recorded any cases of archaeologists or tourists sick from bacteria or mold in the tomb.

This hypothesis is not true for other deaths as well as the unfortunate things that happen to individuals believed to be related to the curse.

So what's the logical explanation for these scary mystery stories? A coincidence? Curse really inspired? All these questions still have no answers and are still a mystery.