Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia - Syphilis
Syphilis (historically called lues) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Stages Of Syphilis
Different manifestations occur at each stage of the disease. Syphilis - Primary syphilis. Primary syphilis is manifested after an incub...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Syphilis: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary Ii On Syphilis
Syphilis: A venereal infection transmitted through sexual contact   (See also: Syphilis , Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Dictionary, Alter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Congenital Syphilis: Encyclopedia - Congenital Syphilis
Congenital syphilis is syphilis present in utero and at birth, and occurs when a child is born to a mother with secondary or tertiary syp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health - Syphilis
Hitler's tremors and irregular heartbeat during the last years of his life could have been symptoms of tertiary syphilis. Along with anot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - History
There are two schools of thought on the origin of Syphilis: the Colombian and pre-Colombian theses. There are ongoing debates in anthropo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Condyloma: Encyclopedia - Condyloma
Condyloma (plural: "Condylomata") refers to an infection of the genitals. The two subtypes are: "condylomata acuminata", another term fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health: Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health
Adolf Hitler's medical health has long been a subject of popular controversy. There has also been speculation regarding his mental health...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Congenital Disorder: Encyclopedia - Congenital Disorder
A congenital disorder is a medical condition that is present at birth. (It is contrasted with the term "acquired disorder") A congenital ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chancre: Encyclopedia - Chancre
Primary syphilis is manifested after an incubation period of 10-90 days (average 21 days) after exposure with a primary sore. The sore, c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Argyll Robertson Pupil: Encyclopedia - Argyll Robertson Pupil
Argyll Robertson pupils are small, unequal, irregularly shaped pupils that constrict with accommodation but do not react normally to ligh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wassermann Test: Encyclopedia - Wassermann Test
The Wassermann test is a complement-fixation antibody test for syphilis, named after the bacteriologist August von Wassermann. A sample o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yaws: Encyclopedia - Yaws
Yaws (also Frambesia tropica, thymosis, polypapilloma tropicum or pian) is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arsphenamine: Encyclopedia - Arsphenamine
Arsphenamine is a drug that was used to treat syphilis and trypanosomiasis. It was the first modern chemotherapeutic agent. Sahachiro Hat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Study Clinicians
The study group was formed as part of the venereal disease section of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). The start of the Tuskegee Syp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Ethical Implications
The early ethics of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study may be considered in isolation at study inception. In 1932, treatments for syphilis were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Study Details
The study was originally started as a study on the incidence of syphilis in the Macon County population. The cohort would be studied for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Study Termination And Aftermath
In 1966, Peter Buxtun, a PHS venereal disease investigator in San Francisco, sent a letter to the director of the Division of Venereal Di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health - Doctors And Drugs
Unbeknownst to most people today, and especially to many Germans at the time, Hitler suffered from several medical ailments. In 1934, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
For much of human history, sexually transmitted diseases have been the scourge of humanity. They raged unchecked through society until th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health - Diet
Related article: Vegetarianism of Adolf Hitler. Although beginning in the early 1930s, Hitler gradually reduced his meat intake and more ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
For much of human history, sexually transmitted diseases have been the scourge of humanity. They raged unchecked through society until th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health - Other Possible Health Issues
It has also been speculated Hitler had Parkinson's disease. Newsreels of Hitler show he had tremors in his hand and a shuffling walk whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Abortion
Main article: Abortion Abortion is an ancient means of ending a pregnancy, practiced since antiquity. Its legality has varied from countr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health - Mental Health
If Hitler's medical issues are controversial, his mental health is a minefield of theories and speculation. The topic can become argument...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - The Sexual Revolution
Main article: Sexual revolution The sexual revolution was a substantial change in sexual morality and sexual behaviour throughout the Wes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Psychology And Sex
Especially before the development of dependable methods of contraception, the control of sexual behavior was of extreme practical importa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Pederasty
Many cultures normalized or promoted adult males and male teenagers entering into relationships that also had a sexual dimension. Typical...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Congenital Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Congenital Disorder - Terminology
Congenital disorders is a broad category that includes a variety of conditions. The following terms are used for various subsets of conge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Zoosexuality
Prior to and outside the influence of the major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), sex with animals (also known as zooph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Prostitution
Main article: Prostitution Prostitutes are individuals who sell the use of their body to others for sexual gratification. Prostitution ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - The Sexual Revolution
Main article: Sexual revolution The sexual revolution was a substantial change in sexual morality and sexual behaviour throughout the Wes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Pederasty
Many cultures normalized or promoted adult males and male youths, usually teenagers, entering into pedagogic friendships or love affairs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Zoosexuality
Prior to and outside the influence of the major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), sex with animals (also known as zooph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Prostitution
Main article: Prostitution Prostitutes are individuals who sell the use of their body to others for sexual gratification. Prostitution ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Abortion
Main article: Abortion Abortion is an ancient means of ending a pregnancy, practiced since antiquity. Its legality has varied from countr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Politics Of Sex
With the rise of government and laws, personal behaviors, including sex, became increasingly politicized. The politics (and, therefore, l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Psychology And Sex
Especially before the development of dependable methods of contraception, the control of sexual behavior was of extreme practical importa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Politics Of Sex
With the rise of government and laws, personal behaviors, including sex, became increasingly politicized. The politics (and, therefore, l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Sex In Various Cultures
History of sex - The West. In ancient Greece, the phallus was an object of worship as a symbol of fertility. This finds expression in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Sex In Various Cultures
History of sex - The West. In ancient Greece, the phallus was an object of worship as a symbol of fertility. This finds expression in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Congenital Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Congenital Disorder - Risk Of Birth Defects Throughout Gestation
The greatest risk of a malformation occurring is between the third and eighth week of gestation. Before this time, any damage to the embr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Religion And Sex
Although not the case in every culture, most religious practices contain taboos or fetishes in regard to sex, sex organs and the reproduc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Religion And Sex
Although not the case in every culture, most religious practices contain taboos or fetishes in regard to sex, sex organs and the reproduc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Same-sex Relations
History of sex - Historiographic considerations. Interestingly, while the reverse is often not true, much of the history of different-g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuskegee Alabama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuskegee Alabama - Geography
Tuskegee is located at 32°25'53" North, 85°42'24" West (32.431506, -85.706781)GR1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the cty has a t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Same-sex Relations
History of sex - Historiographic considerations. Interestingly, while the reverse is often not true, much of the history of different-g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Outside Reading
History of sex - Ancient Greece. Hubbard, Thomas K. (ed.) Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: A Sourcebook of Basic Documents, Universit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Reproduction And Cultural Gender Roles
The biological phenomenon that women become pregnant and give birth instead of men has shaped the formation of gender roles in world cult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Reproduction And Cultural Gender Roles
The biological phenomenon that women become pregnant and give birth instead of men has shaped the formation of gender roles in world cult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuskegee Alabama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuskegee Alabama - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 11,846 people, 4,169 households, and 2,326 families residing in the city. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of People Speculated To Have Been Syphilitic: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People Speculated To Have Been Syphilitic - Background
The determination of whether a person long dead did or did not suffer from syphilis can be fraught with controversy. Even in living patie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mihai Eminescu: Encyclopedia Ii - Mihai Eminescu - Years Of Illness
In his last years, he suffered from manic-depressive psychosis. In 1883, in Romania, he was diagnosed with syphilis and George Călinescu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franz Schubert: Encyclopedia Ii - Franz Schubert - Death
In the midst of this creative activity, his health deteriorated. He had battled syphilis since 1822. The final illness may have been typh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franz Schubert: Encyclopedia Ii - Franz Schubert - Death
In the midst of this creative activity, his health deteriorated. He had battled syphilis since 1822. The final illness may have been typh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Priapism: Encyclopedia Ii - Priapism - Causes
The causative mechanisms are poorly understood but involve complex neurological and vascular factors. Priapism may be associated with pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iridocyclitis: Encyclopedia Ii - Iridocyclitis - Types
There are six classifications of iridocyclitis. Acute or Chronic Acute: sudden symptomatic onset, lasting no more than six weeks. Chro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexually-transmitted Infection: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexually-transmitted Infection - Treatment
Sexually-transmitted diseases have been well-known for hundreds of years — the English language has short words for two of the most com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Ehrlich: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Ehrlich - Magic Bullet
His life is depicted in the movie The Magic Bullet, which focused on Salvarsan® (arsphenamine, "compound 606"), his cure for syphilis. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Test - Large Organic Molecules
Blood test - proteins. Protein electrophoresis (general technique -- not a specific test) Western blot (general technique -- not a spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al Capone: Encyclopedia Ii - Al Capone - Death And Aftermath
Sometime in the mid-1930s, and at Alcatraz, Capone began showing signs of dementia, probably related to a case of untreated syphilis he c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercuryii Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercuryii Chloride - Applications
As a photographic intensifier mercuric chloride produced positive pictures in the collodion process of the 1800s. When applied to a negat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Hutchinson: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Hutchinson - Works
Hutchinson's activity in the cause of scientific surgery and in advancing the study of the natural sciences was unwearying. He published ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercuryii Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercuryii Chloride - Applications
Mercury(II) chloride was used as a photographic intensifier to produce positive pictures in the collodion process of the 1800s. When appl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bacteria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bacteria - Benefits And Dangers
Bacteria are both harmful and useful to the environment, and animals, including humans. The role of bacteria in disease and infection is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scott Joplin: Encyclopedia Ii - Scott Joplin - Illness
Joplin wanted to experiment further with compositions like Treemonisha, but by 1916 he was suffering from the effects of terminal syphili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Abrams: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Abrams - Debunking
Then an AMA member sent a blood sample to an Abrams practitioner, and got back a diagnosis that the patient had malaria, diabetes, cancer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bacteria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bacteria - Benefits And Dangers
Bacteria are both harmful and useful to the environment, and animals, including humans. The role of bacteria in disease and infection is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egon Schiele: Encyclopedia Ii - Egon Schiele - Biography
Egon Schiele was born in Tulln on the River Danube on 12 June 1890. His father, Adolf, worked for the Austrian State Railways as a statio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breast: Encyclopedia Ii - Breast - Disorders Of The Breasts
Breast - Infections and inflammations. Mastitis bacterial mastitis mastitis from milk engorgement mastitis of mumps subareolar mastit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doktor Faustus: Encyclopedia Ii - Doktor Faustus - Themes
The novel is concerned with the intellectual fall of Germany in the time leading up to World War II. Leverkühn's own moods and ideology ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Cairns: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Cairns - Early Days
Jim Cairns was born in Carlton, then a working-class suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a clerk. He grew up on a dairy farm north ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Baudelaire: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Baudelaire - Life And Work
Baudelaire was born in Paris. His father, who was a senior civil servant and an amateur artist, died in 1827, and in the following year h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darla Vampire: Encyclopedia Ii - Darla Vampire - Biography
Darla vampire - Character History. Darla was born a human circa 1580. Her birth name has never been revealed and she herself eventually...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fish: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Fish
FISH In The Vision and the Voice we learn that the fish was associated with Xtianity by the Romans because the Xtians came from Syria ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Loathing: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Loathing - Community
There have been several player-based projects that revolve around the game. A satirical magazine called Syphilis was developed recently b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Public Health In Mainland China: Encyclopedia Ii - Public Health In Mainland China - 1960s To 1980s
As a result of preventive efforts, such epidemic diseases as cholera, bubonic plague, typhoid fever, and scarlet fever have almost been e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 1. Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139
List of ICD-9 codes - Intestinal infectious diseases 001-009. (001) Cholera (002) Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers (003) Other Salmonell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arsenic Poisoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Arsenic Poisoning - Unintentional Poisoning
In addition to its use as a poison, arsenic was used medicinally for centuries and, in fact, was used extensively to treat syphilis befor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Father Damien: Encyclopedia Ii - Father Damien - Mission To Hawaii
On March 19, 1864, Damien landed at Honolulu Harbor in downtown Honolulu as a missionary. There, Damien was ordained to the priesthood on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Albert Victor Duke Of Clarence: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Albert Victor Duke Of Clarence - Death
Prince Albert Victor died of pneumonia as a complication of influenza on January 14, 1892. However many rumours and conspiracy theories s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Donation: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Donation - Safety Issues
Donated organs, blood, and tissues have the potential to spread disease. While donated blood is screened for a wide variety of pathogens,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Condom: Encyclopedia Ii - Condom - Effectiveness Of Condoms In Preventing Sexually-transmitted Infections Stis
According to a 2001 study by the National Institutes of Health, correct and consistent use of latex condoms: Other sexually-transmitted i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercuryii Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercuryii Chloride - Toxicity
Mercuric chloride is highly toxic and corrosive. Once absorbed into the bloodstream, inorganic mercury combines with proteins in the plas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Obstetrics: Encyclopedia Ii - Obstetrics - Prenatal Care
Prenatal care is important in screening for various complications of pregnancy. This includes routine office visits with physical exams a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercuryii Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercuryii Chloride - Production
Mercury(II) chloride is obtained by the action of chlorine on mercury or mercury(I) chloride, by the addition of hydrochloric acid to a h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Vi Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Vi Of England - Death
Edward died in Greenwich on 6 July 1553, either of tuberculosis, arsenic poisoning, or syphilis. As Edward lay dying, the Duke of Northum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercuryii Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercuryii Chloride - Toxicity
Mercury(II) chloride is highly toxic and corrosive. Once absorbed into the bloodstream, inorganic mercury combines with proteins in the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Revolution - Medicine And Sex
The development of antibiotics in the 1940s made most of the severe venereal diseases of the time curable, removing the threat of sexuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 12. Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue 680-709
List of ICD-9 codes - infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue 680-686. (680) Carbuncle and furuncle (680.0) Boil, face (680.1) Boi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel Television Series Plot Summary: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel Television Series Plot Summary - Season Two
In Season 2, Wolfram & Hart's Lindsey preens Darla as its weapon to bring down Angel. But Darla is brought back as a human, not a vam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 14. Congenital Anomalies 740-759
List of ICD-9 codes - congenital anomalies 740-759. (740) Anencephalus and similar anomalies (740.0) Anencephalus (741) Spina bifid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Revolution - Medicine And Sex
The development of antibiotics in the 1940s made most of the severe venereal diseases of the time curable, removing the threat of sexuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 15. Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 760-779
List of ICD-9 codes - maternal causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality 760-763. (760) Fetus or newborn affected by material condit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 4. Diseases Of The Blood And Blood-forming Organs 280-289
List of ICD-9 codes - diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 280-289. (280) Iron deficiency anemias (280.0) Iron deficiency a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Death And Succession
Later in life, Henry was grossly overweight, with a waist measurement of 54 inches (137 cm), and possibly suffered from gout. The well kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Syphilis In Art And Literature
In 1530, Girolamo Fracastoro, a physician and poet, wrote a poem from which syphilis derived its name. There are references to syphilis i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Testing
It was only in the 20th century that effective tests and treatments for syphilis were developed. In 1906, the first effective test for sy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Treatment
There were originally no effective treatments for syphilis. The most common in use were guaiacum and mercury: the use of mercury gave ris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syphilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Syphilis - Treatment
There were originally no effective treatments for syphilis. The most common in use were guaiacum and mercury: the use of mercury gave ris...   » Read the article