Malaria in the News
(NY Times) - King Tutankhamen, the boy pharaoh, was frail and lame and suffered “multiple disorders” when he died at age 19 about 1324 B.C., but scientists have now determined the most likely agents of death: a severe bout of malaria combined with a degenerative bone condition.
The researchers said that to their knowledge "this is the oldest genetic proof of malaria in precisely dated mummies. Read more »
The researchers said that to their knowledge "this is the oldest genetic proof of malaria in precisely dated mummies. Read more »
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