Syphilis spread like a wildfire
When the Spaniards arrived in the new world during the 1400’s, they had unknowingly brought along syphilis with them, as well. As imagined, due to their lack of hygiene, it didn’t take long for the disease to spread throughout the camp.
As if that wasn’t unfortunate enough, it didn’t stop there. The disease quickly evolved into an epidemic. Sadly, since the doctors couldn’t do much about this disease, it became the 4th leading cause of death… and remained that way until WWll.
