Scientists find ‘signs of life’ in a 5,300-year-old mummy The person in question is believed to have died around 3300 B.C. We Got This Covered · Jun 23
700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat was present in the Americas prior to European colonization. LiveScience · Apr 18