2023-04-29 11:06:00
Anemia was common among ancient Egyptian children, according to a new study that analyzed mummies of children in European museums.Science Alert“.
and discovered Researchers A third of the mummies had signs of anaemia, and they found evidence of thalassemia in one case as well.
Paleontologist Stephanie Panzer and colleagues from Germany, the United States and Italy suggest that anemia was likely common in ancient Egypt.
This may have been caused by factors such as poor diet, parasitic infections, and genetic disorders, which still cause the health problem today.
The team found that 7 out of 21 baby mummies they examined in German, Italian and Swiss museums had signs of anaemia.
Moreover, one child had a complication of ‘thalassemia’, a genetic disease in which the body cannot produce enough hemoglobin.
This child may have died from many of the symptoms of thalassemia, which can include anaemia, within 1.5 years of birth.
Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that leads to a decrease in hemoglobin in the body from the normal rate, according to the website “Mayo Clinic“.
Thalassemia occurs due to mutations in the DNA of cells responsible for producing hemoglobin, a substance in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body.
Mutations associated with thalassemia are passed from parents to children, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The mummified children, who were estimated to be between 1 and 14 years old when they died, lived through multiple periods, according to Science Alert.
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