christopher columbus

I thought this was wrong so started researching it..
It's not. One more reason to get rid of Columbus day as a holiday.

If anyone wants to know more about this: http://www.livescience.com/17643-columbus-introduced-syphilis-europe.html

History shows some kind of disease came back with the first explorers. Whether it was syphilis or not, it spread through Europe quickly. Just about any disease in those days was called pox if it caused disfiguring to the skin.