medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>...Psoriasis is not catching, leprosy is.
>Rochelle
But those who work with lepers seldom catch leprosy.
Anne
>" ... diabetes may have helped our European ancestors survive the sudden
>cold of the Younger Dryas."
>Nancy
I presume that the diabetes associated with old age and obesity was rare in
times past, but I fail to see how insulin-dependent diabetes, with all its
dangers, could help with survival. I suspect it is classed as a semi-lethal
gene.
Anne
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