Vince Offers Syphilis

The name "syphilis" was coined by the Italian physician and poet Girolamo Fracastoro in his epic noted poem, written in Latin, entitled Syphilis sive morbus gallicus (Latin for "Syphilis or The French Disease") in 1530. The protagonist of the poem is a shepherd named Syphilus (perhaps a variant spelling of Sipylus, a character in Ovid's Metamorphoses). Syphilus is presented as the first man to contract the disease, sent by the god Apollo as punishment for the defiance that Syphilus and his followers had shown him. From this character Fracastoro derived a new name for the disease, which he also used in his medical text De Contagionibus ("On Contagious Diseases").

Until that time, as Fracastoro notes, syphilis had been called the "French disease" in Italy and Germany, and the "Italian disease" in France. In addition, the Dutch called it the "Spanish disease", the Russians called it the "Polish disease", the Turks called it the "Christian disease" or "Frank disease" (frengi) and the Tahitians called it the "British disease". These 'national' names are due to the disease often being present among invading armies or sea crews, due to the high incidence of unprotected sexual contact with prostitutes. It was also called "great pox" in the 16th century to distinguish it from smallpox. In its early stages, the Great pox produced a rash similar to smallpox (also known as variola). However, the name is misleading, as smallpox was a far more deadly disease. The terms "Lues" (or Lues venerea, Latin for "venereal plague") and "Cupid's disease" have also been used to refer to syphilis. In Scotland, Syphilis was referred to as the Grandgore. The ulcers suffered by British soldiers in Portugal were termed "The Black Lion".

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[KingHarkiniann]

HEY ITS VINCE WITH THE FLAPCHOP

[CadreLeader]

Heh, "Black Lion"

[JorealConners]

He wrecked those blinds alright.

[makokun9]

"No se puede abrir"...

Of course it can't, Vince, because it's a piece of crap.

[Ishkibibl]

¡SLAPCHOP!

[SirMexicanYCP]

HOLA SOY VINCE CON SLAP CHOP

[TJ665]

¡NO ES BUENO!

[Vikusen]

Mira mi huevo.

[MAZZ0Murder]

I learned something new today (description)

[SOFTHNYX]

mira mi huevo (look my egg) lol