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Here’s the last item in out list of ‘foods’ to avoid in the wild…

Stagnant Water

Any pool of stagnant water, or even an area of slow-flowing water, attracts innumerable insects wishing to breed. Top among these are mosquitoes, which are well-known for transmitting serious diseases, such as malaria, dengue and West Nile virus.

Skip the standing water, then, and soldier on until you find a more reliable source of water, like a running stream.

I knew some of that, but others I had never considered! I wasn’t aware that holly leaves could be medicinal while the berries so toxic! For more information on this, check out How Stuff Works!

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