syphilis, n.Trivia

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

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.

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

Adolf Hitler had syphilis

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

Nietzsche allegedly contracted syphilis at a brothel while still in college

Until penicillin was developed, malaria was used to treat syphilis