From Mike Harrison
Bryant Furlow speculates that the parasite responsible for syphilis evolved
to increase the victim’s libido and its chance of propagation
(24 July, p 42).
Wasn’t the over-sexed Henry VIII syphilitic? Could the Church of England owe
its origins to the amorous prompting of a social disease?
Now here’s a worrying thought: just how much epoch-making history might be
down to the body snatchers?
Godalming, Surrey
