F??n? in c??t?s insi?? ? ch??ch in th? H?n???i?n t?wn ?? Vác, ?n? ?n?l?z?? in 2015, th? 200-????-?l? ??n?s c??l? ?????s?nt ? mil?st?n? in sci?nc?.

An ?l? D?minic?n ch??ch w?s ?ill?? with ??s???ch??s in 1994 in th? H?n???i?n cit? ?? Vác. U??n ???nin? m?st??i??s c??t?s insi?? th? s?c??? sit?, ?x???ts w??? sh?ck?? t? ?in? v??? w?ll-???s??v?? ??m?ins ?? 265 in?ivi???ls.

N?t ???in??? ??n?s, ??t s????isin? m?mmi?s. Wh?t’s m???, th?? w??? ???lict?? with ? ?is??s? th?t, ??? th? ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, ?s?? t? ?? ??it? m?st??i??s.

Eni?m?tic ???th

Th? s?-c?ll?? “TB ??cill?s” w?s ?nl? ?isc?v???? ?? ??s???ch?? R????t K?ch in 1882.

Th? ?is??s? is c??s?? ?? th? ??ct??i?m M?c???ct??i?m t????c?l?sis ?n? m?inl? ????cts th? l?n?s, c??sin? ???l?n??? c???hin?, c?t???h ?n? ??v??. H?w?v??, th? ????l? ?? th? 18th c?nt??? ?i? n?t kn?w its c??s?.

A thi?? ?? th? in?ivi???ls th?s ?i?? ???m th? ?is??s?, with??t kn?win? th? ?x?ct ???s?n. It t??ns ??t th?t 90% ?? th? m?mmi?s w??? ????ct?? ?? t????c?l?sis, ?v?n i? th? ??ti?nts ?i?n’t kn?w wh?n th?? ??t sick.

An?, ?s th? ??m?ins w??? in ?n ?xc?ll?nt st?t? ?? c?ns??v?ti?n, this ?ll?w?? sci?ntists t? m?k? ? v??? im???t?nt ?isc?v??? ??? sci?nc?: it will ?? ??ssi?l? t? ??tt?? ?n???st?n? th? ?v?l?ti?n ?? th? ?is??s? ?v?? th? c?nt??i?s.

M?? sh?win? th? ?isc?v??? ???i?n ?n? th? ch??ch th?t h??s?s th? m?mmi?s

A sick ??mil?

T????c?l?sis ????ct?? ?n ?nti?? ??mil? in th? 18th c?nt???, which w?s ?isc?v???? ?m?n? th? m?mmi?s in th? ??x?s. Th?? w??? th? H??sm?nns: th??? w?s th? c???s? ?? th?i? ?l??st sist??, T??ézi? H??sm?nn, wh? ?i?? ?t th? ??? ?? 28, ?n D?c?m??? 27, 1797; ?n? th??? w?s ?ls? th? m?th??’s m?mm?, n?m? ?nkn?wn; ?n? th? ???n??? sist?? B?????? H??sm?nn, wh?m T??ézi? t??k c??? ??.

All th???, h?w?v??, ?i?? ?? t????c?l?sis. T??ézi? 4 ????s l?t??, ??t?? c??in? ??? ?n? s??in? h?? m?th?? ?n? sist?? ?i?. Wh?t w?s v??? h?l???l, h?w?v??, is th?t th? ???ths ?cc????? ?t ? tim? ?????? th? ?s? ?? ?nti?i?tics, which m??ns th?t th? ??ct??i? h?? n?t ??t m?t?t?? ???m th?s? ????s.

Acc???in? t? Ex?m? M???zin?, ?nth????l??ist Il?ikó Szik?ss?, ???m th? N?t???l Hist??? M?s??m ?? H?n????, c?nsi????? th? ?isc?v??? ?s c????l? ?? ??in?in? “n?w ??ths ?? m??ic?l ??s???ch, which c?n ?? ?s?? ?? m????n m??icin?”.

Th? m?mm? ?? T??ézi? H??sm?nn, n?xt t? ? ???win? th?t ?????s?nts h?w sh? w?s ??????

In ?n int??vi?w with E??, th? s??ci?list ?ls? s?i? th?t ?t th?t tim? th??? w??? s?v???l st??ins ?? th? ?is??s?, which c??xist?? ?t th? s?m? tim?. B? ?n?l?zin? th? DNA ?? th? m?mmi?s, th?? ???n? ??mi?ic?ti?ns th?t ??i?in?t?? in th? R?m?n Em?i??. Onl? th? m?mm? ?? T??ézi? H??sm?nn, ??? ?x?m?l?, h?? tw? ?i?????nt t???s ?? t????c?l?sis ??ct??i?.

Th? ?isc?v??? w?s ???lish?? in th? sci?nti?ic j???n?l N?t??? C?mm?nic?ti?ns. “It w?s ??scin?tin? t? s?? th? simil??iti?s ??tw??n th? t????c?l?sis ??n?m? s????nc?s th?t w? ??c?v???? ?n? th? ??n?m? ?? ? ??c?nt st??in in G??m?n?,” M??k P?ll?n, P????ss?? ?? Mic???i?l G?n?mics ?t W??wick M??ic?l Sch??l, UK, c?mm?nt?? in ? st?t?m?nt.

Still ?cc???in? t? P?ll?n, th? st??? c?n h?l? in t??ckin? th? ?v?l?ti?n ?n? s????? ?? mic????s. It ?ls? “??v??l?? th?t s?m? [??ct??i?l] st??ins h?v? ???n ci?c?l?tin? in E????? ??? m??? th?n tw? c?nt??i?s,” th? ?x???t ??int?? ??t.

M?mmi?ic?ti?n

F?? th? c?nv?ni?nc? ?? th? ??s???ch??s, th? c???s?s h?? ???n ????sit?? in th? H?n???i?n ch??ch ??tw??n th? ????s 1730 ?n? 1838, s? th?t ?ll?w?? th?i? c?ns??v?ti?n.

It ?ll h????n?? ??c??s?, in th? 1780s, Kin? J?sé II ???hi?it?? ???i?ls in ??li?i??s c???ts, wh??? th? ᴅᴇᴀᴅ w??? ?l?c?? ?n? ?n t?? ?? th? ?th??, with??t s?????ti?n, which w?s inc???sin? c?nt?min?ti?n in th? ???i?n.

H?w?v??, ??si??nts ?? Vác ?i? n?t ??s??ct th? m?n??ch’s ??n. B? c?lt???l t???iti?n, th?? w?nt t? th? H?n???i?n ch??ch ?n? ?l?c?? s?v???l c???s?s ?? im???t?nt ????l? th???. Until, in 1838, th? ?l?c? w?s ?in?ll? cl?s??.

Th? sm?ll c?th????l th?n ??ll int? ??livi?n. H?w?v??, th? t?m????t??? ?? th? ic? ?l?c?, which v??i?s ??tw??n 8 ?n? 11 ??????s, ?n? its hi?h h?mi?it? ?? 90%, ?ll?w?? ??? ? n?t???l m?mmi?ic?ti?n ???c?ss.

Th? m?mm? ??t T??ézi? H??sm?nn

It m?? ?ls? h?v? h?l??? th? w??? chi?s ?l?c?? ?t th? ??tt?m ?? th? c???ins, which ??s????? ???il? ?l?i?s, ?n? th? n?t???l ?ntimic???i?l ???nts in th? ?in? ??sin in th? c???ins. Th? int??n?l ????ns w??? th?s l??t ?lm?st int?ct, ?ll?win? th? sc???nin? ?? t????c?l?sis ??ct??i?.

Th? m?mmi?s w??? t??ns?????? t? th? N?t???l Hist??? M?s??m ?? H?n????. Acc???in? t? ??t? ???m th? W??l? H??lth O???niz?ti?n, th? ??ct??i?l ?is??s? th?t ?nnihil?t?? th?m t???? still kills 4,500 ????l? ?v??? ??? in th? w??l?, ?cc???in? t? 2019 ??t?. Th? ?nsw?? t? n?w t???tm?nts ???inst t????c?l?sis m?? li? in ??l??mic???i?l???, th? ??scin?tin? st??? ?? h?w mic????s ?ct?? in th? ??st