Marx Suffered From Ill Health Through Most Of His Life

Karl Marx began to have health issues in 1849, and they plagued him for the remainder of his life. Headaches, ocular irritation, neuralgia in the head, and rheumatic pains were frequent side effects of the episodes. In 1877, he experienced a severe nerve illness that left him with insomnia, which he subdued with drugs. His liver and gallbladder issues, as well as the persistent skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa, have all been suggested as potential causes of his illness.

A British specialist claims that Karl Marx also had a skin condition that can have serious psychological consequences including self-hatred and estrangement. According to Sam Shuster in the British Journal of Dermatology, the hidradenitis suppurativa affected the father of communism's life and attitudes. One of its signs is alienation, which Marx, a sufferer of boils and carbuncles, articulated in his book Das Kapital. Apocrine sweat glands, which are located in the groin and armpits, are affected by the disease hidradenitis suppurativa. Blackheads, lumps that resemble boils, patches, and pus-leaking lesions can all be seen on the skin in the affected areas.

Marx's sickness was made worse by his penchant for alcoholic beverages, frequent smoking, and midnight work schedules. Marx experienced a catarrh after the passing of his wife in December 1881, which kept him unwell and finally contributed to the bronchitis and pleurisy that ultimately led to his death. On March 14, 1883, in London, Karl Marx passed away. At 64 years old, he was. His daughters Eleanor and Laura were left behind. Engels donated a sizable chunk of his $4.8 million inheritance to Marx's daughters after his passing in 1895. This one also ends the Toplist's list of interesting facts about Karl Marx!