Q:
Can you tell me some famous people with syphilis?
A:
Syphilis is a bacterial infection, and it is mostly spread during sexual contact. Many historic figures were syphilitics. Here are some of them:
- Napoleon Bonaparte
It is said that the French political and military leader was a syphilitic. Besides, he took arsenic as a treatment, which might be the reason for his death. - Vincent Van Gogh
He was a well-known painter. Some people believe that it was the disease that triggered his mental disorder. - Al Capone
He was an American gangster and businessman. He was once sent to prison and after that he had caught syphilis.
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