• Question: What was the first disease?

    Asked by Poppie to Andy, Duane, Giovanna, Katie, Theresia on 12 Nov 2014.
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      Duane Mellor answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      Not sure but TB, leprosy, diabetes and even heart disease have been detected in Eygptian mummies

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      Andrew Philp answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      I don’t know what technically would be the first disease, that’s a great question. But Tuberculosis is thought to have been around for thousands of years. What do you reckon it is?

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      Katie Pickering answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      I’m not sure we would ever know the true answer to this. There will be a first documented disease but what occured before records were kept could have been anything i guess. Really intersting question though 🙂

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      Giovanna Bermano answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      a very good question….which I do not think we have an answer for ..but a good guess might be a disease caused by bacteria as they are ancient organisms and have been around for quite a while!!!

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