Syphilis epidemic in Europe
1495* · Event
Disease emerges in Europe shortly after Columbus's return; possibly an American import; sweeps across the continent.
On these timelines: Medicine & Public Health, Master, Pandemics & Plagues, The Voyages of Columbus
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