It’s a microscopic case of mistaken identity. A new study published in PLOS Pathogens has found that a 16th-century mummified child may have actually been infected by an ancient strain of hepatitis B, not smallpox as scientists believed for decades. But the finding, if correct, adds even more mystery as to how this…
Source: Gizmodo – Scientists Discover 16th-Century Child Mummy Had Seemingly Modern Strain of Hepatitis B