Tomorrow we celebrate Columbus discovery of America Syphilis
TopNews of India, by Jamie Williamsonon Wed, 12/21/2011 – 11:54
Washington, Dec 21 : Scientists have confirmed that syphilis did not exist in Europe before Christopher Columbus made his historic voyage in 1492.
Previous studies of bones have reputedly showed evidence of the sexually transmitted disease in Europe and other parts of the Old World before Columbus set sail.
But according to an appraisal, none of this skeletal evidence, including 54 published reports, holds up when subjected to standardized analyses for both diagnosis and dating.