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Mummy DNA exposes gruesome history of a deadly disease brought by colonists that ravaged early Americans

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Mummy DNA exposes gruesome history of a deadly disease brought by colonists that ravaged early Americans
New York Post
New York Post3 hrs ago
Mummy DNA exposes gruesome history of a deadly disease brought by colonists that ravaged early Americans
Defined by scarring pustules that break out over the skin, the virus was one of the deadliest diseases in history before being eradicated in 1980 with the advent of vaccination.
Fox News
Fox News🏁 first to report5 hrs ago
Ancient mummy DNA reveals chilling clue to deadly disease that swept the Americas
Raising new questions about how the virus spread, ancient DNA from Chilean mummies provides the strongest genetic evidence to date that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas.
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