Jul 7, 2024, 08:08 AM IST

8 animals responsible for most human deaths

Mahipal Chouhan

Mosquitoes: Transmit diseases like malaria, dengue fever, Zika virus, etc.

Snakes: Venomous snakes cause thousands of fatalities annually.

Dogs: Mostly due to rabies transmission.

Tsetse Flies: Transmit sleeping sickness in Africa.

Elephants: Mostly due to human-elephant conflict in some regions.

Assassin Bugs (Triatominae): Transmit Chagas disease.

Crocodiles: Attacks in regions where they coexist with humans.

Hippos: Particularly aggressive and territorial.

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports