News: Columbus brought syphillis to Europe

[dracodraconis]

Syphilis is a relatively recent illness in Europe so the question has often arisen as to where it came from. Recent research seems to lend more weight to a theory that the disease came to Europe with Columbus. Found on "Aetiology, courtesy of ScienceBlogs

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[ziggy-b.livejournal.com]

An exchange of sorts. Syphilis for mumps. I don't know who got the worse deal.

[ancalagon-tb.livejournal.com]

One COULD read that title as he brought it himself ;)

[montesqusmith.livejournal.com]

Potatoes for nibbles,a hareem of wives from across foreign waters, and rolling tobacco for post carnal shinnanigans.

He was bound to get his comeuppance :)