Oldest skeletal evidence of leprosy dates to 2000 BC
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 12:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Indian and U.S. researchers believe they have discovered the oldest skeletal evidence of leprosy in remains found in Udaipur, near an Indian city about 660 kilometres southwest of New Delhi.
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