Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Treponema Pallidum, Mycobacterium Leprae, Sexually Transmitted Infection
20 Jan 2020
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Some diseases kill quickly without any physical effects to the skeleton (i. e. the plague, cholera, etc. ) Several stages to this infection (skin lesions, rashes), however, the bone is only affected in the final stage. Bone changes occur generally between 3-15 years after the initial infection. Not common due to antibiotics and medical advances. Transmitted by close contact with an individual who is infected (i. e. sneezing) The beginning stages to this infection are skin lesions and loss of sensation. Eventually the bone is resorbed at the nose, fingers and toes (generally takes between 25- This infection is still seen in countries with poor medical systems. We are the only primate that does this. Paleoanthropology: study of human evolution using fossil records. Moved out of africa and the old world. There are roughly 10 different specifies in the homo genus including homo sapiens. Rapid dispersal to asia, middle east and europe. Brain size 70% of human size.
