Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Neanderthals may have died off from diseases carried by humans from Africa

Close view of a neanderthal man (Shutterstock)
The unfortunate Neanderthals, who would only have developed resistance to the diseases of their European environment, are most likely to have been infected with a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, the virus that causes genital herpes, tapeworms and tuberculosis.

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