1496-00-00-Frankfurt
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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1496 | + |
| Date endEnd date of the disease. | + | |
| SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) | ||
| Date otherOther mentioned dates. | ||
| PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. | Frankfurt, Hesse | |
| RegionHistorical region(s) | ||
| CountryCurrent country | Germany | |
| RiverMentioned river(s) | ||
| Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) | ||
| PersonMentioned persons(s) | ||
| GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned | ||
| VictimIndication of victims | + | |
| AnimalMentioned animal(s) | ||
| DiseaseMentioned disease(s) | Syphilis | |
| Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave | ||
| Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease | Punishment | |
| LanguageLanguage of the original text | Latin | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Epidemics | |
| last edited | 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot. |
Outbreak of syphilis in Frankfurt and moral argumentation.
Text originalOriginal text
Infirmitas quae mala Francosa dicitur ad Alemanniam pervenit multosque homines utriusque sexus permultum afflixit et hoc propter peccata hominum. Dicebaturque in proverbio: (p. 66) Nuw gewandt nuw schandt / nuw fündt nuw sundt / nuwe schwor und spott / nuw strafplag von gott.
Text translationEnglish translation of the text
The illness known as the French disease reached Germany and afflicted many people of both sexes greatly, and this was because of the sins of men. It was said in a proverb: New garment, new disgrace / New finds, new sin / New vows and mockery / New punishment by God.
