EGYPTIAN TABLET
Date
1301-1213 BCE
Description
A photograph of an Egyptian tablet captioned “Polio 3000 Years Ago: Egyptian tablet is probably earliest pictorial record of the disease,” depicting Ramesses II, Pharoh of Egypt who was believed to have polio.
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Citation
“EGYPTIAN TABLET,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed November 21, 2024, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/6371.