This week you will mainly die from...

Sumo Wrestling
No, this week you won’t die of obesity, or even the shame of flaunting your man-boobs in public, but of herpes gladiatorum, a virus passed through broken skin when people engage in close contact sports such as wrestling, rugby or even some good old Muay Thai. Researchers just published a study showing that 39 sumo wrestlers have been diagnosed with the usually benign and unusual disease, which has led to two deaths. As if we needed an excuse not to do sports or sandwich ourselves between sweaty, overweight men…