GALASSI F. M.

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The present article offers a historical overview on pertussis (whooping cough) by analysing the ancient epidemic manifestations of the disease and the path towards the discovery of an effective vaccine against it. The original mentions of pertussis are examined with reference to Mediaeval Afghanistan and the famous AD 1578 Paris epidemic...

Cancer is often wrongly considered to be a modern disease in many popular medical venues. Cancers have been known to humanity since ancient times. In fact, its antiquity can be iden‐ tified through the application of palaeopathological methodolo‐ gies. The present perspective demonstrates by means of a histori‐ cal and palaeopathological...

One of the main characteristics of the Mafia of Gargano is their use of ritual murders: they shoot their victims in the face and then conceal the corpses in the numerous natural ravines present in the Gargano area. Skeletal remains are often recovered in a poor state of preservation under particular conditions related to the environmental...

In our article1 In the "Genetic study" section it was written that "For DNA extraction, two sections were made with a sterile saw near the head (caput femoris) of victim's left femur". We would like to rectify this as "For DNA extraction, two sections were made with a sterile saw in the distal portion of the victim's left femoral shaft, between...