Pre-Columbian Tuberculosis

Description: 

The finding of many pre-Columbian bones with evidence of TB, especially those of Pott's disease, cannot be expected. However, the final conclusion must be reached that pre-Columbian TB existed in this hemisphere and the disease must have been very scattered. Poor graphics. Footnotes.

People: 
American Indian, Hopi, Pueblo, Pueblo of Zuni
Location Description: 

Arizona AZ; Colorado CO; New Mexico NM

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Diseases
Original Date: 
1948
Creator: 
Webb, G.B.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
J Dent Res; Webb, GB; Stallings, WS, Jr. Pre-Columbian tuberculosis. Trans Amer Clin Climat Assn 1948;59:1-18.
Identifier: 
9901807
Subject: 
North America, South America, Tuberculosis
Type: 
Monograph