The Anatomist - Bill Hayes [110]
QM16.G73H39 2008
611.0092—dc22 2007028733
www.ballantinebooks.com
eISBN: 978-0-345-50469-2
v3.0
FOOTNOTES
1. The bodies of Franklin and his crew were finally found and exhumed in 1984, perfectly mummified in the Arctic ice. Forensic tests proved that the men had died not from exposure but from lead poisoning, transmitted via lead in the metal used for the canned goods they’d brought for the long journey.
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1. Interestingly, while Hansen’s discovery led to effective treatments for the illness, science still cannot explain the specific mode of transmission. Leprosy is now called Hansen’s disease.
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