Tuberculosis in Human Bones from 4000 Years Ago, Iran.

IF 1.3 4区 医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Dariush D Farhud, Mahsa Azari, Mehdi Rahbar
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Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is a contagious and infectious disease; in the first stage, it destroys the lungs and in the next stage other body organs, such as the spine and long bones. This disease is transmitted through an infected person and due to the weakness of the immune system, the infection intensifies. Tuberculosis has two stages: low activity and high activity. In this article, we have discussed the signs of tuberculosis destruction with high intensity on the bones of prehistory human remains.

Methods: The examples of our research are related to human remains from the ancient cemetery of 4000 years ago from Sagezabad region of Qazvin Province of Iran. That period of history coincides with the Iron Age 2 and 3 in the region. People inside the Sagezabad cemetery were very near to early urban (the late rural) society.

Results: By matching the form of bone destruction with international atlases for tuberculosis, we have reached a satisfactory result in this article. Due to the strong penetration of the infection into the bones, destruction in the remains was high, so it has simplified the diagnosis for us.

Conclusion: We found tuberculosis among the bones. This common ancient disease existed even among Neanderthals.

伊朗 4000 年前人类骨骼中的结核病。
背景:结核病是由一种名为结核分枝杆菌的细菌引起的,它是一种传染性疾病,第一阶段会破坏肺部,接下来会破坏脊柱和长骨等其他身体器官。这种疾病通过被感染者传播,由于免疫系统薄弱,感染会加剧。肺结核分为两个阶段:低活动期和高活动期。在本文中,我们讨论了史前人类遗骸骨骼上结核病高强度破坏的迹象:我们的研究实例与伊朗加兹温省 Sagezabad 地区 4000 年前古代墓地中的人类遗骸有关。这段历史与该地区的第二和第三铁器时代相吻合。萨吉扎巴德墓地中的人非常接近早期城市(晚期农村)社会:通过将骨质破坏的形式与国际结核病图谱进行比对,我们在本文中得出了令人满意的结果。由于感染对骨骼的渗透性很强,遗骸中的破坏程度很高,因此简化了我们的诊断:结论:我们在遗骨中发现了结核病。这种常见的古代疾病甚至在尼安德特人中也存在。
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Iranian Journal of Public Health
Iranian Journal of Public Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
CiteScore
2.20
自引率
7.10%
发文量
300
审稿时长
3-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Iranian Journal of Public Health has been continuously published since 1971, as the only Journal in all health domains, with wide distribution (including WHO in Geneva and Cairo) in two languages (English and Persian). From 2001 issue, the Journal is published only in English language. During the last 41 years more than 2000 scientific research papers, results of health activities, surveys and services, have been published in this Journal. To meet the increasing demand of respected researchers, as of January 2012, the Journal is published monthly. I wish this will assist to promote the level of global knowledge. The main topics that the Journal would welcome are: Bioethics, Disaster and Health, Entomology, Epidemiology, Health and Environment, Health Economics, Health Services, Immunology, Medical Genetics, Mental Health, Microbiology, Nutrition and Food Safety, Occupational Health, Oral Health. We would be very delighted to receive your Original papers, Review Articles, Short communications, Case reports and Scientific Letters to the Editor on the above men­tioned research areas.
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