#DNA Identifies 2 #Bacteria Killers That Stalked #Napoleon’s #Army
#Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed two infectious #diseases that felled the French emperor’s troops as they withdrew from Russia.
One is relapsing fever, an infection carried by lice that resembles typhus.
The other is paratyphoid fever, transmitted through contaminated food or water.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/health/dna-identifies-2-bacterial-killers-that-stalked-napoleons-army.html
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