Leprosy Remains from Great Chesterford (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

Leprosy Remains from Great Chesterford

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Skeletal remains from Great Chesterford showing evidence of leprosy. This is the oldest known case of leprosy in the United Kingdom.

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Sarah Inskip

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