Think about getting gored by a bull. Think major infection, and "death in the afternoon" -- several weeks after the fight. Penecillin changed the odds -- a lot.
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It may no longer be true, but Calle Fleming in Madrid was once a hangout for "painted ladies." I found it amusingly ironic that Madrid had a street where one could acquire a disease made curable by its namesake. Cantabene