Squirrels may have given medieval Britons leprosy
Humans may have caught leprosy from squirrels in medieval times, researchers say. They studied human and red squirrel bones from archaeological sites in Winchester, southern England, and found they had closely related strains of the bacteria that causes it.
Medieval people had a lot of leprosy. So did their pet squirrels.
Squirrels could have played a role in the spread of leprosy in the Middle Ages. Researchers at the University of Basel have ...
Evidence from archaeological sites in Winchester, Hampshire, shows that the nut-loving rodents once served as an important ...
Leprosy may have spread between red squirrels and humans between 10th and 11th century in England, research suggests.
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