Ecuador’s Baby Mummy: Unlocking Insights into a Global Medical Mystery
An Aepean mummy in Ecuador may be the missing link to understanding the spread of rheumatoid arthritis from the Americas to Europe. His partially mummified remains are set to change history both locally and internationally. El Comercio reports that during his first examination of the mummified body, French scientist Philippe Charlier detected signs of rheumatoid arthritis in her deformed fingers. The origin of this disease could be genetic or infectious. “This mummy is extremely important for the history of the disease,” Charlier said. Possibly the oldest case of rheumatoid arthritis Charlier said: “This is a disease with origins in Latin…
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