1. Health of Ancient South American Peoples
... (7050 BC). Domesiticated dogs, guinea pigs, cats mice and others as well as humans act as host to Chagas' carrying vectors. Notably, as time moves forward the prevalence of Chagas' increases. 115 out of 283 (40.6%) tested positive to T. Cruzi. Sex differentiation in Chagas' prevalence indicate that men are more susceptible to acquiring Chagas'. Megavisceral syndromes could ... dates based on grave goods found in the burial site. However, other researchers methodology consisted of DNA and microscopic analysis of soft tissues of the mummies (Aufdedrheide et al. 2004). This recent method ha...
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