Analysis of archived mummy reveals murdered young female with Chagas disease

Blunt force trauma to the skull of a mummy with signs of Chagas disease may support homicide as cause of death, which is similar to previously described South American mummies, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Stephanie Panzer from Trauma Center Murau, Germany, and colleagues, a study that has been directed by the paleopathologist Andreas Nerlich from Munich University.For over a hundred years, the unidentified mummy has been housed in the Bavarian State Archeological Collection in Germany.

Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Tropical Diseases Source Type: news