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King Tut's Death: A Case Study

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I believe that genetic impairments were the cause of King Tutankhamun’s death, along with malaria. A recent autopsy confirmed from 2000 computer scans showed that there was a relation to genetic impairments from King Tut’s parents, who were brother and sister. Evidence behind King Tut’s potential genetic impairments is that there were 130 used walking canes found in his tomb. Do to the relation of Tut’s parents, he suffered from a partially clubbed foot. This impairment wouldn’t be able to let him ride on a chariot. In addition, the malaria found in modern day Egypt is very high, and King Tut could have suffered from malaria. If King Tut did suffer from malaria, I believe both the genetic impairments and malaria would be the cause of King Tutankhamun’s
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