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12th century person talking about Syphilis in a tavern? Very hard to picture that scene indeed...
by alexandrerond 5y ago
12th century person talking about Syphilis in a tavern? Very hard to picture that scene indeed...
- dbuder 5y agoImpossible since it came from the new world.
- Archelaos 5y agoAccording to Wikipedia, the first known use of the term "syphilis" is from 1530. In this respect the story is off by four centuries. The origin of the disease, however, is still debated. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_syphilis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_syphilis