10位有可能感染過梅毒的歷史名人(上)

Syphilis has almost been eradicated by medicine in modern times. However, before there was an effective cure for the disease, syphilis was the scourge of the world. It recognized no boundaries, infecting both rich and poor.

在現代，梅毒幾乎已經完全被藥物根除了。然而，在人們可以有效治療梅毒之前，梅毒是這個世界上可怕的災難。梅毒毫不"偏心"，不管是富人還是窮人都可能感染上它。

Syphilis may have caused some of the most important figures in history to either create some of the world's greatest works or make decisions that altered the course of history.

歷史上重要的人物——不論是有着偉大作品的巨匠還是改寫歷史進程的人--都可能曾患過梅毒。

f Hitler May Have Ruled Germany While Suffering From Syphilis

10.阿道夫·希特勒可能在罹患梅毒期間統治德國

One theory may plausibly explain Hitler's behavior and decisions while ruling Nazi Germany. Some historians believe that Hitler was suffering from an advanced form of syphilis toward the end of his regime.

有一種推測似乎可以解釋希特勒的行爲，以及他在統治納粹德國時期所做的決策。一些歷史學家認爲希特勒在他政權結束之前罹患晚期梅毒。

Dr. Theodor Morell, Adolf Hitler's personal physician, kept extensive records about his most famous patient.

希特勒的私人醫生——西奧多·莫雷爾醫生，對他這位最知名的病人保留了大量的記錄。

Most of these records still survive, providing modern historians with a portrait of Hitler's private life.

大部分記錄的現存，給現代歷史學家描繪了一幅希特勒私人生活的畫像。

Many medical researchers who have read the documents have stated that many of his symptoms match those of tertiary syphilis.

很多閱讀了這些文件的醫學研究員表示，希特勒的許多症狀符合三期梅毒的表現。

Dr. Morell also speculated that Hitler may have had the illness. In Mein Kampf, Hitler devoted several pages to syphilis, even calling it "the Jewish disease."

莫雷爾醫生推測希特勒可能罹患梅毒。在《我的奮鬥》中，希特勒用了幾頁紙描述梅毒，甚至稱之爲"猶太病"。

Dr. Morell noted symptoms such as severe gastric crises, skin lesions, and violent mood swings as evidence that Hitler had contracted syphilis and "sudden criminal behavior, paranoia, grandiosity and mania, all of which changes show in cases of neuro-syphilis."

莫雷爾醫生記錄了一些症狀，例如嚴重的胃病、皮膚病變、暴力情節，作爲希特勒感染梅毒以及"突然的犯罪行爲、妄想症、自大狂和狂躁症"的佐證。

Toward the end of his life, Hitler became increasingly erratic and detached from reality.

在希特勒生命的最後時期，他的情緒越來越不穩定並且本人開始脫離現實。

Dr. Morell prescribed iodide salts for Hitler, although they're also used for angina and chest pain, another of Hitler's complaints.

莫雷爾醫生爲希特勒開了碘化鹽，即使這也用於希特勒心絞痛和胸痛的治療。

The syphilis theory is somewhat discounted because most of the evidence is circumstantial. Still, it can't be entirely discredited, even if it was just a contributing factor to Hitler's behavior.

梅毒推測多少有點不可信，因爲大部分證據是偶然的。但它也不能完全被推翻，即使它僅僅只是希特勒行爲的影響因素之一。

If he did have syphilis, another question arises: How did he catch it? Ironically, some say he caught it from a Jewish prostitute.

如果他確實罹患梅毒，那麼問題來了：他如何患的梅毒？諷刺的是，有流傳說他的梅毒來自於一位猶太妓女。

stopher Columbus Introduced Syphilis To Europe

9.克里斯托弗·哥倫布把梅毒引進歐洲

Although Christopher Columbus is generally credited with discovering America, at least one of his other discoveries was less than noble.

我們普遍認爲克里斯托弗·哥倫布發現了美洲新大陸，而他還有一項不那麼光彩的發現。

In fact, it would prove to be one of the most aggressive diseases of all time.

事實上，後來證明這一"發現"有史以來最具侵襲性的疾病。

Before Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World, syphilis was a disease indigenous only to the western hemisphere.

克里斯托弗·哥倫布到達新大陸之前，梅毒是一種僅存在於西半球的地域性疾病。

As we all know, syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease, but Columbus and his crew were unaware of it. As they began to have sexual relations with the natives, some of the crew caught the dreaded sickness.

我們都知道，梅毒是一種性病，但是哥倫布和他的船員並沒有意識到這一點。當他們開始與土著人發生性關係時，一些船員染上了這個可怕的疾病。

When Columbus returned to Europe, he presented many interesting gifts and other curiosities. But people didn't expect him to bring back a new disease.

待哥倫布回到歐洲，他帶回了很多有趣的禮物和珍品。但是人們並沒有預料到他同時也帶回了一種新的疾病。

Syphilis began to spread rapidly after Columbus returned. Soon, it became a full-blown epidemic affecting many European countries.

哥倫布榮歸後，梅毒很快開始傳播。不久後，梅毒在很多歐洲國家盛行起來。

Although there were many different treatments, the Europeans of those times had no real cure. Despite physicians' best efforts, nothing could stop the deadly spread of syphilis throughout the continent.

即使當時有很多不同的療法，歐洲人也無法痊癒。除了醫生最大的努力，沒有什麼能阻止致命的梅毒在這片大陸上傳播。

As a result of Columbus's voyage, he had unwittingly released in Europe one of the worst diseases in history.

哥倫布的航行不知不覺地把歷史上最可怕的疾病帶到了歐洲。

hoven Wrote His Compositions While Suffering From Syphilis

8.貝多芬在忍受梅毒煎熬時寫下不朽之作

Throughout his life, Beethoven composed some of the greatest symphonies of all time, but he also had to deal with several handicaps.

縱觀貝多芬的一生，他創作出了許多偉大的交響曲，但是他也不得不克服許多的障礙。

It's well-known that Beethoven was almost completely deaf in his later years, but he may also have had syphilis.

大衆人盡皆知的是，貝多芬晚年時，耳朵完完全全地聾了。但是，他有可能也沾染上了梅毒。

Beethoven suffered from chronic illnesses, but many of them remain undiagnosed. He also had a tragic personal life because of his romantic view of love.

貝多芬長期經受慢性疾病的侵擾，但是很多都未得到明確的診斷。由於他對愛情的看法過於羅曼蒂克，他的私人生活也相當悲慘。

His personal relationships were often unfulfilling because his idea of romance didn't fit reality. As such, he often had sexual relations with prostitutes and may have caught syphilis because of this.

而由於他對浪漫的看法與現實脫軌，他的感情關係往往不盡如人意。因此，他經常與妓女發生性關係，並有可能因此而染上梅毒。

It's also possible that Beethoven had congenital syphilis (syphilis at birth).

也有可能貝多芬患上的是先天性梅毒症（一出生即患有梅毒）。

There's evidence to discount the theory that Beethoven had the disease, such as the fact that no mercury was found in his hair when mercury was a common syphilis treatment.

當然，也有證據證明這一論斷不足以完全信以爲真。比如說，在那個把水銀作爲梅毒主要治療方法的年代，貝多芬的頭髮裏卻檢測不出汞元素的存在。

However, many of his physical and psychological symptoms match those of syphilis.

然而，他的許多生理和心理症狀卻與梅毒的症狀相稱。

Some believe that Beethoven's deafness may have been caused by syphilis. Other symptoms include chronic pain, which was a common complaint for Beethoven.

也有人認爲貝多芬的耳聾就有可能是由梅毒導致的。其他的症狀包括慢性疼痛，也是貝多芬時常掛在嘴邊的怨忿。

Many of his psychological and physical symptoms, such as frequent migraines, could also be attributed to syphilis.

他的很多生理與心理症狀，例如頻繁的偏頭痛，或許也可歸咎於梅毒症。

Could Beethoven have written his greatest works while suffering from the worst of diseases? It's interesting to believe so.

貝多芬有可能是在忍受着最痛苦的疾病煎熬下書寫出最偉大的作品嗎？倘若果真如此，倒是令人瞠目結舌。