What do you think of Syphilis?

Question

Some of the most influencial and important people in our history contracted and were affected by Syphilllis during their reign... What does this say about them?

Keys: S—suspected case; †—died of syphilis

Endre Ady (1877-1919), Hungarian poet †
Maurice Barrymore (1849–1905) actor †
John Batman (1801–1839), founder of Melbourne †
Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867), poet †
Karen Blixen (1885–1962), writer
Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765–1805), poet †
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), emperor of France S
António Botto (1897–1959), poet
Camilo Castelo Branco (1825–1890), writer
Beau Brummell (1778–1840), fashion arbiter
Al Capone (1899–1947), gangster †
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545–1567), second husband of Mary Queen of Scots
Frederick Delius (1862–1934), composer †
Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848), composer
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), composer †
Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), painter †
Heinrich Heine (1797–1856), poet †
Henry VIII (1491–1547), king of England S
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945), Nazi leader S
Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584), Czar of Russia
Scott Joplin (1867/8–1917), composer †
John Keats (1795–1821), poet S
William Lobb (1809–1864), plant collector S
Édouard Manet (1832–1883), painter †
Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893), writer †
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), philosopher S
Jack Pickford (1896–1933), actor †
Martin Alonso Pinzon (1441–1493) captain of the Pinta †
Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), writer S
Theo van Gogh (1857–1891), art dealer †
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), painter S
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), writer S
Eugen Sandow (1867–1925), bodybuilder S[22]
Franz Schubert (1797–1828), composer †
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901), painter †
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680), writer †
Hugo Wolf (1860–1903), composer †
Mikhail Vrubel (1856–1910), painter
Kostas Karyotakis (1896–1928), Greek poet
Lord Randolph Churchill (1849–1895), British politician, father of Winston Churchill
Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872–1906), chess master †

Answer 1

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It's a nasty disease, which thankfully is now treatable.

Is there anything else to think.

As for the list of famous people with it, it's hardly surprising given that a substantial level of the general population had syphilis at one time.

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Be a little more creative

Answer 2

I'm actually quite fond of her. We spent a fabulous weekend upstate. I hope she calls me.

Answer 3

It says they didn't have good health care. btw, I sure would like to see Mr. O's medical records, but he has something to hide there too. Hmmm, could it be. . . ?