Story of a sexually transmitted disease that almost wiped out Muhammad Ali's army: 'Al-Basha' denies sex workers to Upper Egypt
A historical article recounts how a syphilis outbreak in the 1830s nearly devastated Muhammad Ali Pasha's Egyptian army after a policy separating soldiers from their wives drove many to sex workers. Chief physician Clot Bey ordered weekly inspections and blamed sex workers for the spread, calling fo
Upper Egypt, Egypt · 2018-08-21 · Copts United
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