A bioarchaeological study of the impact of mobility on the transmission of tuberculosis in Roman Britain

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease mainly transmitted to humans by the inhalation of infected droplets (produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes). It is caused by bacteria within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, several species of which can cause infection in humans. In the...

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Main Author: Quinn, Kendra
Published: Durham University 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.725790