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Downplays Syphilis, but this was the most common cause of death, in North America and elsewhere until 1945 (although not always mentioned in the death certifica
by Nomentatus 9y ago
Downplays Syphilis, but this was the most common cause of death, in North America and elsewhere until 1945 (although not always mentioned in the death certificate since for reasons of delicacy, the complication was often mentioned instead.) It was more vicious when it first got to Europe. It wasn't just one more V.D.
- makeset 9y agoThe article is about the Middle Ages in Europe, and points out that syphilis didn't appear in Europe until the very end of the 15th century.
- Nomentatus 9y agoAgreed. So what changed the relatively sex-positive Middle Ages so suddenly? The horror of big S. did. It didn't just kill you, your children could inherit it, and your partner might well die of it, too. The author mentions it, but as one more sexual illness. It wasn't.