Then came a 1973 incident in Poland, and that’s the one that really showed off the fungus at play. Of course-as Big Think points out-the data may not fully support a massive die-off of visitors, but there’s still enough reason to believe that entering King Tut’s tomb wasn’t the best thing for a person’s health. A Monash University professor claimed there was an increase in deaths for those who entered the tomb as opposed to those who didn’t, prompting the rise of the mummy’s curse claim. After opening the sealed Egyptian tomb 100 years ago, some people who visited the site started dying. The mummy’s curse concept was kicked off by the excavation of the tomb of King Tut. Ancient Mummies Might Be Able To Infect Humans.An improper viewing event could lead to additional fungal exposure. The latest fungal scare came this year in Mexico City, when The Mummies of Guanajuato again went on a traveling display, with experts concerned the mummies weren’t properly sealed off from the viewing public. In the latest look into the mummy’s curse by Big Think, the publication chronicled the origins of the affliction and highlighted the now-known cause of its repeated appearances across centuries: Aspergillus flavus, a fungal mold present within tombs that can infect human lungs. It’s a fungus, at least according to scientists.

That deadly “mummy’s curse” that has accompanied mummified remains ranging from King Tutankhamen to Poland’s King Casimir IV isn’t quite a mysterious curse.

Research shows that the original mummy’s curse may have been much the same.

Scientists warn that the curse is really a fungal concern.A recent display of mummies in Mexico serves as a reminder to the scientific explanation of the so-called “mummy’s curse.”.

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