Don't Blame America For Syphilis

Science, clear me up some misconceptions, will ya? “Christopher Columbus and his crew have long been blamed for syphilis back from the Americas to Europe after their historic first voyage. In 1493 they returned to Spain bringing news of lands across the Atlantic and the first cases of the potentially deadly disease thanks to their exploits abroad, it was believed. But now scientists have found evidence that the disease existed in Europe long before Columbus was even born.” Gonococcocal urethritis, on the other hand… yeah, we’ll take the hit on that one.