Medieval monks were ‘riddled with parasites’

Research examining traces of parasites in medieval Cambridge residents suggests that monks were almost twice as likely as ordinary townspeople to have intestinal worms — despite monasteries of the period typically having far more sanitary facilities.

Medieval monks were ‘riddled with parasites’

Research examining traces of parasites in medieval Cambridge residents suggests that monks were almost twice as likely as ordinary townspeople to have intestinal worms — despite monasteries of the period typically having far more sanitary facilities.