Funerary Stele of the Priest Rom c. 1300 BCE (IMAGE)

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Funerary Stele of the Priest Rom c. 1300 BCE

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This image represents the first recorded case of a viral disease of humans, showing the withered limb and down-flexed foot of typical poliomyelitis.

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Carlsberg museum, Copenhagen

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