Bonkat G
alta uro AG, Merian Iselin Klinik, Centralbahnplatz 6, 4051, Basel, Schweiz.
Urologe A. 2018 Dec;57(12):1433-1435. doi: 10.1007/s00120-018-0798-9.
Syphilis is a chronic sexually transmitted disease (STD). At the end of the 15th century, Christopher Columbus imported it as "a souvenir" from his first voyage of discovery. The disease met a weakened and not yet infected population. The disease quickly engulfed all of Europe. The course of the disease was much more dramatic than it is today. Even royal houses were not spared. Using the example of Henry VIII of England this article briefly outlines the influence of syphilis both to the house of Tudor and thus on the big political stage.
梅毒是一种慢性性传播疾病。15世纪末，克里斯托弗·哥伦布在他的首次发现之旅中把梅毒当作“纪念品”带回。当时的人群免疫力较弱且尚未感染过这种疾病，梅毒迅速席卷了整个欧洲。那时梅毒的病程比现在要严重得多，就连王室也未能幸免。本文以英格兰的亨利八世为例，简要概述了梅毒对都铎王朝乃至大政治舞台的影响。
