The sincerest form of fakery. Throughout human history, those who have suffered noticeable signs of disease have been treated as outcasts and pariahs. This was most famously seen with those who suffered from the condition known as leprosy. These unfortunate souls, who primarily lived in poor, unsanitary conditions, were often covered in ulcers, boils, and… Continue reading The Syphilis Scam Part 3: Imitation Game
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The Syphilis Scam Part 1: Koch’s Postulates Satisfied?
The one disease which ruled them all. Syphilis is a disease that I had never given much thought about for the majority of my life. I was born at a time when syphilis was moved aside as the big, bad sexually transmitted disease in order to make room for its successor to the throne in… Continue reading The Syphilis Scam Part 1: Koch’s Postulates Satisfied?