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A 19-Century French Child Was Treated With Mercury For Scurvy And Rickets
At the archaeological site of Rue Thubeuf in Rouen, France, 53 burials dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries […] ...
19th-century toddler may have died from doctor’s mercury treatment, bones reveal
Rickets is a disease seen in children caused by severe vitamin D deficiencies, according to the study. Archaeologists can ...