Earliest evidence found for leprosy
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 19:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Leprosy is one of mankind's most ancient scourges, mentioned in writing from ancient India to the Bible to the Middle Ages. Now researchers have uncovered what they say is the oldest case of the disease yet found.
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