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Leprosy ‘may have spread between red squirrels and humans in medieval England’
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLeprosy may have spread between red squirrels and humans between 10th and 11th century in England,...
Leprosy in Medieval England Probably Came From Red Squirrels
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMedieval residents of Winchester, England, probably got their leprosy from red squirrels in the...
Squirrels may have given medieval Britons leprosy
BBC via AOL· 7 days agoHumans may have caught leprosy from squirrels in medieval times, researchers say. They studied human and red squirrel bones from archaeological sites in...
Genetic Sleuths Discover Red Squirrels As Medieval Leprosy Carriers
SciTechDaily· 7 days agoResearch reveals medieval English red squirrels hosted leprosy-causing bacteria, impacting our...
Medieval squirrels had leprosy too
Cosmos· 7 days agoGenetic evidence from long-dead squirrels has re-written our understanding of the history of leprosy. New archaeological evidence from the medieval city...
Stem cell injections in Mexico can be hazardous. Report identifies US victims.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoAfter stem cell treatments abroad, three Americans became infected by mycobacterium abscessus, a...
Medieval Squirrels and Humans May Have Spread Leprosy Back and Forth
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoRed squirrels in medieval England had leprosy, making the rodents the earliest known animal hosts of the disease, according to a new analysis of archaeological remains published ...
Zoonosen: Übertrugen Eichhörnchen die Lepra?
Weston Forum· 7 days agoZoonotic diseases: Do squirrels transmit leprosy? In the Middle Ages, leprosy infections were so common that special homes were established for the sick...
Ancient DNA Reveals People Caught Leprosy From Adorable Woodland Critters In Medieval England
IFLScience· 7 days agoRed squirrels – yes, the cute ones with furry ears from children’s books – have become the first...
Our Narrative About Leprosy Just Changed
newser· 4 days agoSquirrels were often kept as pets in medieval times, and their pelts were commonly used in clothing, notes ScienceAlert. "The history of leprosy is far...
