I recently read an article that stated that King Tutankhamun died from Malaria and avascular bone necrosis. Malaria is caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected mosquitoes. In humans, the parasites travel to the liver, where they mature, release and enter the bloodstream and infect the red blood cells. Avascular bone necrosis is the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply. This can lead to tiny breaks in the bone and the bone's eventual collapse. Pathologists said that avascular necrosis alone wouldn’t be enough to kill King Tut but combined with the Malaria it was more than enough. This has been the oldest study case of malaria in history. So these scientists and pathologists are saying that King Tut did not die of natural causes nor was he murdered by his rivals who were jealous of him growing into inheritance of the throne. I found this to be very interesting because of all the many different ways that multiple scientists have came up with his reasons for death. King Tut has always fascinated me as does the ancient Egyptian culture as a whole. One more interesting thing about their discoveries along with the Malaria was that King Tut had Gynecomastia. This is a benign enlargement of the male breast tissue. As Bob in the Movie Fight Club would say, King Tut had “Bitch Tits!”
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