Facts and Ideas from Anywhere (Famous People Affected by Syphilis) (Democide, Intentional Killings by Governments) (Safety Records of Older Divers) (Editorial)
THE POX Deborah Hayden has written a wonderful book on syphilis, in which she describes the history of syphilis and its illness in some very prominent figures (1). About 15% of the earth’s population in the 19th century apparently had syphilis at some time.