Diseases and care in the ancient world: ailments that are foreign and hard to detect

The deeper the human species goes into treating illnesses, the more new diseases emerge throughout history, often bizarre and difficult to diagnose.

Diseases and care in the ancient world: ailments that are foreign and hard to detect
Photo credit: Detail: fresco mural, El puebloen demanda de salud, Diego Rivera, 1953. 112 square meters of painting and 15 square meters of mosaic. La Raza National Medical Center.