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Comment: Characterization of Two Historic Smallpox Specimens from a Czech Museum

open access: yesViruses, 2017
The complete genome sequences of two strains of variola virus (VARV) sampled from human smallpox specimens present in the Czech National Museum, Prague, were recently determined, with one of the sequences estimated to date to the mid-19th century.
Ashleigh F. Porter   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

La mandragore, non seulement un analgesique narcotique: sa place dans la medecine et la civilisation grecque antique [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2018
The mandrake, not just a narcotic: its place in medicine and ancient greek civilization Hippocrates and his followers, as well as Pedanius Dioscorides, Pseudo-Galen and Aretaeus of Cappadocia are just a few of the many ancient Greek physicians who ...
Konstantinos LAIOS   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Host Diversity and Origin of Zoonoses: The Ancient and the New

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Simple Summary There is a wide variety of diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are transmitted to humans by different routes from other animals. These diseases, known as zoonoses, represent 75% of new or reemerging infectious diseases.
Judith Recht   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Leprosy in a Lombard-Avar cemetery in central Italy (Campochiaro, Molise, 6th–8th century AD): ancient DNA evidence and demography

open access: yesAnnals of Human Biology, 2017
Background: The study of past infectious diseases increases knowledge of the presence, impact and spread of pathogens within ancient populations. Aim: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to examine bones for the presence of Mycobacterium leprae ...
Mauro Rubini   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Animal helminths in human archaeological remains: a review of zoonoses in the past Helmintos animais em vestígios arqueológicos humanos: revisão de zoonoses no passado

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2009
The authors present a review of records of intestinal parasitic helminths from animals in human archaeological remains, reported since the emergence of paleopathological studies.
Luciana Sianto   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A brief history of the development of infectious disease prevention, control, and biosafety programs in China

open access: yesJournal of Biosafety and Biosecurity, 2020
Safety of human beings has always been threatened by infectious diseases. In the process of fighting them, humans have continuously explored and researched the pathogens, transmission routes, prevention, and curing methods as well as other aspects ...
Liang Huigang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diachronic analysis of major acupoints used in ancient and current acupuncture treatments: Changes in main acupoints over time

open access: yesIntegrative Medicine Research, 2022
Background: Over time, a large body of knowledge on acupoint selection patterns has accumulated. This study compared the main acupoint selection patterns between ancient and current acupuncture treatments.
Yeonjoo Yoo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Revised Model for Muscarine Biosynthesis Involving Lysine Trimethylation

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
The fatal mushroom toxin l‐(+)‐muscarine is one of the most prominent natural products. We elucidated its biosynthetic origin in the sweating mushroom Collybia rivulosa based on incorporation of stable isotope‐labeled compounds and extensive mass spectrometric analyses.
Sebastian Dörner   +4 more
wiley   +2 more sources

STUDY ON EXTRACTION AND EXPRESSION METHODS OF BULGING DISEASES IN ANCIENT CITY WALLS [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2019
The ancient city wall contains rich cultural values. Due to environmental and human factors, there are many diseases in the ancient city wall: bulging, cracking, etc., which will lead to the collapse or even death of the ancient city wall. Therefore, the
Q. Song   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The antiquity of hydrocephalus: the first full palaeo-neuropathological description [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The Pathology Museum of the University of Florence houses a rich collection of anatomical specimens and over a hundred waxworks portraying pathological conditions occurring in the nineteenth century, when the museum was established.
Galassi, F. M.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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