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, responsible for leprosy. This study, which used genetic analysis of materials from archaeological sites in Winchester, suggests potential animal-to-human transmission of the disease. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
Skin spots, deformed noses, ulcers: leprosy, is an infectious disease that can bring about some serious symptoms. The bacterium responsible, , which still infects around 200,000 people each year especially in the Global South, also has a long history in Europe.
A lady plays with a pet squirrel, wearing a belled collar, in the early 14th century Luttrell Psalter. Credit: British Library Board Ms Add. MS 42130 f. 33rFor their study, the researchers focused on the city of Winchester in southern England. The material necessary for the genetic analysis originates from two different archaeological sites within the city. The human remains were extracted from the location of a former leprosarium, a care facility specifically for people suffering from leprosy.
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