One of the high points of my brief study of economic history was when the professor discussed the origin of syphillis. He told a story about Christopher Columbus and sheep. Alas, it appears that the story isn't true.
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June 30, 2004
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Yes, those skeletons in Gloucester. Big controversy over that. How the syphilis epidemic of the 1490's to 1520's played out is imsply so consistent with it being new to the area that most think the female skeleton has been mis aged.
Oh, also his comment about "first VD epidemic"? We've had gonorrhea (never can spell that) in Europe at least since Roman times.
Posted by: Tim Worstall | July 02, 2004 at 09:47 AM