September
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/ 2022
When we think of historically significant diseases we tend to think of diseases like the bubonic plague, cholera, tuberculosis, or more recently, COVID-19. These are all diseases that have had almost unimaginable death tolls. However, sometimes it isn’t how many a disease kills but who it kills that makes it a concern. Gout, an incredibly painful form of inflammatory arthritis, is not deadly. However, gout’s reputation as ‘the disease of kings’ meant there were times when it helped shape world history. Famous People with Gout and the Consequences Of course, gout’s reputation wouldn’t be what it is today if it hadn’t affected some big names throughout history. After all, you can’t call it ‘the disease of kings’ unless kings actually
