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Interesting that syphilis is theorized to come from the new world. I hadn't heard that before. Did the old world have gonorrhea, herpes, genital warts, mollus
by 01100011 5y ago
Interesting that syphilis is theorized to come from the new world. I hadn't heard that before.
Did the old world have gonorrhea, herpes, genital warts, molluscum, trich, or any other visible STD? It seems like any one of those would be sufficient to cause a superstitious, iron age people to suspect something was plaguing the sexually promiscuous.
- inglor_cz 5y agoThe old world had a lot of STDs, but nothing as destructive as syphilis. Notably, when syphilis was introduced into the Old World population, it was described as a very severe acute disease. It only became more chronic after a period of adaptation that took several decades. This might have made the initial societal reaction more extreme. https://www.everydayhealth.com/syphilis/painful-history-odd-bug/ https://www.everydayhealth.com/syphilis/painful-history-odd-...