Comments on: Where London’s bodies are buried

By: livius drusus

livius drusus — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:58:17 +0000

By: ironymetrics

ironymetrics — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:04:17 +0000

-”Who’s that then?”
-”I don’t know, must be a king.”
-”Why?”
-”He hasn’t got shit all over him.”

By: livius drusus

livius drusus — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:16:20 +0000

Okay, fair point about the hidden syphillis. The rickets and bad teeth must have been clearly visible to her clientele, though. Her rates must have been a bargain.

By: TomJoe

TomJoe — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:14:04 +0000

The hallmark of any successful organism is that it allows itself time to be transmitted. The etiologic agent of syphilis, Treponema pallidum, is no exception. T. pallidum begins with a single sore, and in women it may be internal to the reproductive system … thereby escaping detection. This sore quickly heals, and is often non-painful. The second-stage, which can appear months after infection are typically rash-like outbreaks on the skin, and lesions on mucous membranes. For women, these lesions are once again, typically internal … so they can infect multiple people who will only know afterward they’ve been infected … and by then, they may not be able to trace who gave them chancre.

By: livius drusus

livius drusus — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:57:50 +0000

Koo-koo-cachoo!