If you ever cross a river in Oregon Trail, then you know there's a danger of drowning. Out of the horrifying ways to go, this one is relatively tame.

Drowning is not typically like it's depicted on TV and in movies. It's quick and most bystanders would barely notice that it is even happening.

Drowning officially begins when your mouth slips underwater, NOT when you are inhaling water. If it's at all possible, keep your head above water when swimming.

Well, as you'll soon figure out, there are some absolutely brutal ways to die in Oregon Trail. Going out quick by drowning is relatively tame comparatively. Just...lights out. 

Okay, this one is a little bit worse than drowning. While it is a lot slower, it doesn't typically come with the in depth symptoms that affect the people with

the waaaay worse illnesses.

Symptoms can include chills and shivering, aches and pains, and weakness. You can become pretty irritable if your temperature rises to a certain degree. 

Fevers can crop up from so many different things that it really was hard to avoid back then. Stay away from anything that could cause an infection. Other causes would

be impossible to avoid on the trail, like overheating.

Despite being a slower process than drowning, an average fever doesn't come with the same list of ooky symptoms that a lot of the more drawn out, gruesome ways to

die do. 

This one will come out of nowhere if you're traveling the Oregon Trail IRL. It's also one of the few ways to die on this list that doesn't involve a

disease of some sort.

Much like a fever, a snakebite will result in a high temperature, aches and pains, and clammy, sweaty skin. If left untreated, it can do horrible things like cause tissue

necrosis and death (that one should be obvious considering the title of this list). 

Don't come across a snake. Easy peasy! 

Oh, wait, that's not possible when you're traveling the Oregon Trail? Well, look out for holes or hidden areas that a snake could be

hiding. Maybe look as nonthreatening as possible.

A snakebite STILL doesn't result in some of the nastier issues that crop up from some of the death doozies that occur in The Oregon Trail. However, you will suffer

a long, drawn out death as the poison gets all up in your body.

It might seem laughable, but, yes, exhaustion can lead to death. And, it could come seemingly out of nowhere, without you even realizing you're exhausted to the point of dying.

The main symptom of exhaustion, is, well, being exhausted. You will feel weirdly tired and incapable of performing tasks you typically can do with ease.

Avoid stressful situations. Oh, you're wandering a dried up trail across mountain ranges and you have no idea where your next drink of water is coming from? Pretty stressful.

While it doesn't feature the gross-out symptoms of a fever, it does feature some of the terror associated with drowning. Couple that with not being able to pin down a

reason you're feeling the way you are and things can get dire real darn fast. 

Yes, apparently when playing this game, you can die of a broken arm. "How?", you wonder. Don't worry, we're getting there.

Pretty obvious. Your bone has snapped. Possibly, it is poking out of your skin and being exposed to all sorts of lovely infection-inducing organisms.

In order to keep bones strong and therefore less likely to break, you should get as much calcium as possible. Maybe not the easiest thing to do when rations are

being divided up.

A broken arm may not seem like a big deal at first. However, it can lead to infection, which can lead to even more of your body getting an infection, which

can result in horrible fever symptoms, which, back then, would most likely result in death. Fun times.

Much like a broken arm, a broken leg doesn't seem like a huge deal at first. However, many of the antibiotics we have now weren't around then. And even if

they were, you probably didn't have them stashed in your wagon.

If you can't walk on it, chances are it's broken. If you can't walk on it and bone is sticking out, it's DEFINITELY broken.

Don't fall down. Easy peasy. Kidding, kidding. Well, no I'm not, but still. Make sure you keep your bones strong with foods that will offer calcium, which will strengthen your

bones. 

While a broken leg has all of the dangers that a broken arm has, it also has the added deficit of restricting your ability to walk. This could slow down your

ability to do normal tasks (like travel to the nearest town for medicine) and aggravate you, worsening your symptoms.

Chances are, you're going to get cholera from ingesting brackish water. Don't trust those random puddles.

If you've contracted cholera, you will have clear vomit and diarrhea that is commonly described as "rice water." Umm...gross.

The disease can easily be transmitted through fecal matter present in food and water that has been mishandled. So when you're traveling along the Oregon Trail, don't take anything from

those weirdos that don't wash their hands after going #2.

Getting cholera means you basically ate/drank poop. Sure, minuscule bits that you most likely didn't even taste—but still, it's there. The symptoms are very uncomfortable, and that's a terrible, slow

way to go out. 

Ah, the most famous of all the ways to die in Oregon Trail. And, huh, it DOESN'T seem to be the most severe. But what is dysentery, actually?

Ah, more pooping. Of the liquid kind. In extreme cases, this will be followed by bodily pains and vomiting. Fun times.

Much like cholera, you can get dysentery from ingesting contaminated food and water. So, be careful what you put in your face hole.

Look, hot lava excretions are never fun. Combined with all of the other symptoms, and coupled with the explosive aspect of them, you're in for a very uncomfortable death.

Once again, this is spread by people who don't wash their hands after going #2. It's a feces disease!

Avoid eating things that people who have a certain reputation have touched.

Typhoid features a little bit of everything. You'll get a fever, aches and pains, and headaches. On the bright side, you'll actually have constipation, the complete opposite of the dreaded

diarrhea.

This disease will eat away at you slowly. Very slowly. Even more slowly than dysentery. You are not getting a quick and easy ticket to heaven here.

You can sneeze your way to infecting everyone you know and love with measles. Spread the joy!

Literally everything. Rash. Diarrhea. An INFLAMED BRAIN. The symptoms really run the gamut...and make your inevitable death seem like a dream come true?

Just go into hiding. Never speak to another human ever again. Build yourself a cabin in the woods. 

It is the grandaddy of Oregon Trail killers. It has all of the worst symptoms and the added benefit of being an infectious disease and not just something you get

form eating something covered in poop particles. Trust no one!