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The odds of being killed by a sting from a bee, wasp, or hornet are 1 in 79,842, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, many people die from bees in the United States every year. While it is uncommon, but if you are like me an allergic then you do not need to be swarmed by a mass of bees for it to kill you. In most cases, bee swarms attack out of defense. The normal bee is not an aggressive bug, while wasps and hornets are commonly more aggressive. The most common way for you to get attacked by bees is for you to do something to upset them, like swatting at them either by accident or on purpose. Although the African bee is matching in appearance to our traditional

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