Researchers have identified the earliest known evidence of the Cryptosporidium parasite in humans from mineralized waste in Roman-era chamber pots in Bulgaria. The finding, dating to the 2nd century ...
The intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium is a vicious trespasser, hiding within the cells that line the gut and causing intestinal damage. "Cryptosporidium infections can be life-threatening, ...
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Roman chamber pots yield the world’s oldest evidence of Cryptosporidium parasite in humans
Sometime during the Roman Empire, residents of two garrison towns along the lower Danube relieved themselves into squat ceramic pots, and the residue they left behind has just rewritten a chapter of ...
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