DMEMEDS shared post via NYT: Global Health: Clue to Disease's Spread in a 6,200-Year-Old Grave

The oldest Schistosoma egg ever found was unearthed recently in Syria, suggesting that ancient Mesopotamians may have helped spread the parasite that causes bilharzia. [Category: Archaeology, Syria, Eggs] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/3c090dbe/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A70C0A10Cscience0Cclue0Eto0Ediseases0Espread0Ein0Ea0E620A0A0Eyear0Eold0Egrave0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

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