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Syphilis, Syphilis - Congenital syphilis, Syphilis - History, Syphilis - Latent syphilis, Syphilis - Secondary syphilis, Syphilis - Stages of syphilis, Syphilis - Syphilis in art and literature, Syphilis - Tertiary syphilis, Syphilis - Testing, Syphilis - Treatment, yaws is a tropical disease characterized by an infection of the skin, bones and joints; it is caused by a spirochete bacterium, Treponema pallidum, sp. pertenue, also called Treponema pertenue, an additional treponematous disease is called pinta and is caused by Treponema carateum.
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ARTICLES RELATED TO Syphilis - Treatment | | | |  Syphilis - Treatment: Encyclopedia II - Syphilis - TreatmentThere were originally no effective treatments for syphilis. The most common in use were guaiacum and mercury: the use of mercury gave rise to the saying "A night in the arms of Venus leads to a lifetime on Mercury". Though no well done studies were do to prove it, mercury may have been an effective means to treat syphilis. It was administered multiple ways including by mouth and by rubbing it on the skin. One of the more fascinating methods was fumigation, in which the patient was placed in a closed box with their head sicking out. Mercury w ...
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There were originally no effective treatments for syphilis. The most common in use were guaiacum and mercury: the use of mercury gave rise to the saying "A night in the arms of Venus leads to a lifetime on Mercury". Though no proper studies were done to prove it, mercury may have been an effective means to treat syphilis. It was administered multiple ways including by mouth and by rubbing it on the skin. One of the more fascinating methods was fumigation, in which the patient was placed in a closed box with their head sticking out. Mercury w ...
See also:Syphilis, Syphilis - History, Syphilis - Stages of syphilis, Syphilis - Primary syphilis, Syphilis - Secondary syphilis, Syphilis - Tertiary syphilis, Syphilis - Latent syphilis, Syphilis - Congenital syphilis, Syphilis - Testing, Syphilis - Treatment, Syphilis - Syphilis in art and literature Read more here: » Syphilis: Encyclopedia II - Syphilis - Treatment |
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: 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 syphilis, the Wassermann test, was developed. Although it had some false positive results, it was a major advance in the prevention of syphilis. By allowing testing before the acute symptoms of the disease had developed, this test allowed the prevention of the transmission of syphilis to others, even though it did not provide a cure for those infected.
In the 1930s the Hinton test, developed by William Augustus Hinton, and based on flocculation, was shown to have fewer false po ...
See also:Syphilis, Syphilis - History, Syphilis - Stages of syphilis, Syphilis - Primary syphilis, Syphilis - Secondary syphilis, Syphilis - Tertiary syphilis, Syphilis - Latent syphilis, Syphilis - Congenital syphilis, Syphilis - Testing, Syphilis - Treatment, Syphilis - Syphilis in art and literature Read more here: » Syphilis: Encyclopedia II - Syphilis - Testing |
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: 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 young Schutzstaffel officer and surgeon Dr. Karl Brandt, assisted by Professor Werner Haase, was assigned as his escort physician. Professor Theodore Morell, who was reputed for syphilis treatment prescription, became Hitler's physician and a member of the Fuhrer's inner circle by the ...
See also:Adolf Hitler's medical health, Adolf Hitler's medical health - Doctors and drugs, Adolf Hitler's medical health - Diet, Adolf Hitler's medical health - Syphilis, Adolf Hitler's medical health - Other possible health issues, Adolf Hitler's medical health - Mental health, Adolf Hitler's medical health - Autopsy comment on anatomy Read more here: » Adolf Hitler's medical health: Encyclopedia II - Adolf Hitler's medical health - Doctors and drugs |
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: 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 common: the "pox" (syphilis) and "the clap" (gonorrhea).
Prior to the invention of modern medicines, sexually-transmitted diseases were generally incurable, and treatment was limited to treating the symptoms of the disease. The first venereal diseases clinic opened on January 31, 1747 at London Dock Hospital.
The first effective treatment for a sexually-transmitted disease was salvarsan, a treatm ...
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: 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 contracted as a young man, a sexually transmitted disease, potentially very harmful if not treated. He spent the last year of his sentence in the prison hospital, and was released late in 1939. After spending a year of residential treatment at a hospital in Balti ...
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: Encyclopedia II - Priapism - Causes The causative mechanisms are poorly understood but involve complex neurological and vascular factors. Priapism may be associated with prolonged sexual activity, leukaemia, Fabry's disease, haematological disorders (such as sickle-cell disease), cerebrospinal disease (such as syphilis), genital infection, some spinal injuries, or inflammation (Beers & Berkow, 1999). Priapism can be caused by drugs such as certain antidepressants, antihypertensives, anticoagulants and corticosteroids. It can also be a withdrawal symptom of drugs such as heroin. Priapism is often present in spinal inj ...
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: Encyclopedia II - Iridocyclitis - Types There are six classifications of iridocyclitis.
Acute or Chronic
Acute: sudden symptomatic onset, lasting no more than six weeks.
Chronic: Persisting for more than six weeks, possibly asymptomatic. Chronic iridocyclitis is usually associated with systemic disorders including ankylosing spondylitis, Behçet's syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Reiter's syndrome, sarcoidosis, syphilis, ...
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: 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 typhoid fever, though other causes have been proposed; some of his final symptoms match those of mercury poisoning (mercury was a common treatment for syphilis in the early 19th century); at any rate, insufficient evidence remains to make a definitive diagnosis. He died aged 31 on November 19, 1828 at the apartment of his brother Ferdinand in Vienna. By his own request, he was buried next to Ludwig van Beethove ...
See also:Franz Schubert, Franz Schubert - Early life and education, Franz Schubert - Teacher at his father's school, Franz Schubert - Supported by friends, Franz Schubert - Last years and masterworks, Franz Schubert - Death, Franz Schubert - Posthumous history of Schubert's music, Franz Schubert - Media, Franz Schubert - Lists of works, Franz Schubert - External links Read more here: » Franz Schubert: Encyclopedia II - Franz Schubert - Death |
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: 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 typhoid fever, though other causes have been proposed; some of his final symptoms match those of mercury poisoning (mercury was a common treatment for syphilis in the early 19th century); at any rate, insufficient evidence remains to make a definitive diagnosis. He died aged 31 on November 19, 1828 at the apartment of his brother Ferdinand in Vienna. By his own request, he was buried next to Ludwig van Beethove ...
See also:Franz Schubert, Franz Schubert - Early life and education, Franz Schubert - Teacher at his father's school, Franz Schubert - Supported by friends, Franz Schubert - Last years and masterworks, Franz Schubert - Death, Franz Schubert - Posthumous history of Schubert's music, Franz Schubert - Media, Franz Schubert - Lists of works, Franz Schubert - Other related articles, Franz Schubert - External links Read more here: » Franz Schubert: Encyclopedia II - Franz Schubert - Death |
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: 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 before penicillin was introduced. Arsenic was replaced as a theraputic agent by sulfa drugs and then by antibiotics. Arsenic was also an ingredient in many tonics (or "patent medicines"). In addition, during the Victorian era, some women ate a mixture of vinegar, chalk, and arsenic to whiten their skin.
Arsenic can be found in a majority of well used items from laundry detergent to water. Arsenic has been ...
See also:Arsenic poisoning, Arsenic poisoning - Symptoms, Arsenic poisoning - Testing, Arsenic poisoning - Treatment, Arsenic poisoning - Unintentional poisoning, Arsenic poisoning - Intentional poisoning, Arsenic poisoning - Famous victims known and alleged, Arsenic poisoning - George III of the United Kingdom, Arsenic poisoning - Napoleon Bonaparte, Arsenic poisoning - Charles Francis Hall, Arsenic poisoning - Clare Boothe Luce, Arsenic poisoning - Reference Read more here: » Arsenic poisoning: Encyclopedia II - Arsenic poisoning - Unintentional poisoning |
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: 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 anthropological and historical fields about the validity of either theory.
The pre-Colombian theory holds that syphilis symptoms are described by Hippocrates in Classical Greece in its venereal/tertiary form. Some passages in the Bible could refer to syphilis, especially Exodus 20:5 where the sins of the father are visited unto the third and fourth generation. There are other suspected syphilis findings for ...
See also:Syphilis, Syphilis - History, Syphilis - Stages of syphilis, Syphilis - Primary syphilis, Syphilis - Secondary syphilis, Syphilis - Tertiary syphilis, Syphilis - Latent syphilis, Syphilis - Congenital syphilis, Syphilis - Testing, Syphilis - Treatment, Syphilis - Syphilis in art and literature Read more here: » Syphilis: Encyclopedia II - Syphilis - History |
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: Encyclopedia II - Syphilis - Stages of syphilis Different manifestations occur at each stage of the disease.
Syphilis - Primary syphilis.
Primary syphilis is manifested after an incubation period of 10-90 days (the average is 21 days) with a primary sore. During the initial incubation period, individuals are asymptomatic. The sore, called a chancre, is a firm, painless skin ulceration localized at the point of initial exposure to the bacterium, often on the penis, vagina or rectum. Local lymph node swelling can occur. The primary lesion may persist for 4 to 6 weeks and then heal spontaneously.
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| | | | Syphilis - Treatment: 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 in William Shakespeare's play Measure for Measure, particularly in a number of early passages spoken by the character Lucio. For example, Lucio says "[...] thy bones are hollow"; this is a reference to the brittleness of bones engendered by the use of mercury which was then widely used to treat syphilis.
Some critics have argued that the character of Edward Rochester's first wife, Bertha ...
See also:Syphilis, Syphilis - History, Syphilis - Stages of syphilis, Syphilis - Primary syphilis, Syphilis - Secondary syphilis, Syphilis - Tertiary syphilis, Syphilis - Latent syphilis, Syphilis - Congenital syphilis, Syphilis - Testing, Syphilis - Treatment, Syphilis - Syphilis in art and literature Read more here: » Syphilis: Encyclopedia II - Syphilis - Syphilis in art and literature |
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