Excavations at the World's First Isolation Hospital
Tuesday June 26, 2007
Following an outbreak of plague in 1348, the Doge of Venice designated the small island of Lazzaretto as the location for an isolation hospital, the first of its kind anywhere. Now scientists are excavating the long-abandoned site, and discovering some interesting things about the patients. For one thing, although they were all severely ill, aside from their diseases they were surprisingly well-nourished and fit. Find out more in the article by Peter Popham at the Independent Online.
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Very interesting reading. Thank you for sharing the information.