Everything I've read about the 19th and early 20th century has lead me to believe that practically everyone was a walking petri dish. Spreading STDs weren't wel

Everything I've read about the 19th and early 20th century has lead me to believe that practically everyone was a walking petri dish. Spreading STDs weren't well understood. Lot's of supposedly brilliant artists and writers usually met there end by going raving mad, usually from syphilis. But were just famous enough to have it documented by their friends. We don't need to lay blame of STDs on the sexual revolution, we were already down bad as a species.