What is the significance of "Syphilis sive morbus gallicus"?
Fracastoro also wrote an epic poem titled "Syphilis sive morbus gallicus" ("Syphilis or The French Disease") in 1530, which is noteworthy for being the first use of the term "syphilis" to describe the disease. The poem not only provided a vivid description of the disease but also proposed that it was spread through sexual contact, a concept that was advanced for its time.
