The Creepiest Artifacts in Museums Around the World

Dysentery Infection

This specimen is of a real colon that's infected with Dysentery. It was taken from a patient who passed away and studied by numerous doctors to try and help aid in the healing of Dysentery patients. This was a super common ailment of the 19th and 20th centuries, especially during the Civil War. 

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