First world syphilis

[Roland Chrisjohn, Ph. D.]

Sorry, but this took me a couple of days to run down.  It arose out of a
discussion thread I have deleted, but may still be informative to someone
out there.

"Columbus and the Indians," by Theodore Rosebury, was printed first in the
April, 1974 issue of MONTHLY REVIEW and reprinted in the July-August, 1992.

 Concerning whether syphilis was an American export to Europe, he writes:
"I am even more convinced that the old story is a myth and ought to be
discarded (p.61-62)."  After his thoughtful examination of historical
evidence in light of his medical knowledge, he concludes: "If I were voting
on a jury I would hold out for acquittal of the American Indian (p. 69)."

R. Chrisjohn