Online sources mention syphilis and gonorrhea to be the major diseases in the European continent during the medieval years (News Medical, 2013). While most of the theories existing “blame” Christopher Columbus and his crew members that picked those diseased during their long distance traveling. Syphilis is a sexual transmitted disease caused by a bacteria called “Treponema pallidum” and its symptoms are divided in four stages. While gonorrhea is caused by a bacteria called “Neisseria gonorrhoeae”. Also according to online sources the treatments that were used during the 18th and 19th century had really dangerous side effects that may even lead patients to death, like for example the use of arsenic. Later on during the 20th century the
