syphilis, n.All

Adolf Hitler had syphilis

Syphilis caused a surge in wigs which covered up baldness and head sores. The white powder contained lavender or orange to cover up bad smells.

Syphilis is a night of venus and lifetime of mercury.

Syphilis was called the French disease by the English. The French called it the Spanish disease, and the Japanese called it the Chinese Pox.

Wigs became popular when men started wearing them to cover up patchy hair loss and rashes caused by the STD Syphilis.

Syphilis is a sociable disease.

During World War I, French prostitutes with severe cases of syphilis charged higher rates than uninfected prostitutes, because soldiers infected with syphilis were removed from the front line

Until penicillin was developed, malaria was used to treat syphilis

Nietzsche allegedly contracted syphilis at a brothel while still in college

Syphilis is the 'Jack the Ripper' of STDs