HLTB21H3 Lecture 5: Lecture 5 notes
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Syphilis is also known as the great pox. confused as to whether syphilis came from the new world or the old world : by the 19th century syphilis became very common, pamphlet on syphilis (a fine treatise on the origin of the french evil) Printed during course of a syphilis epidemic: 1514 giovanni de vigo wrote a blurb on syphiliss. disease known by many names: known as disease of naples, french evil. disease was transmitted when man was with an unclean woman. Symptoms: rash that has a blue colour. Sometimes turning black/ hard: eventually spreads to entire part, less contagious when it spreads to the rest of the body. early in 15th , 16th century people recognized what syphilis was, what the symptoms were and whether or not it was contagious: origin of the term syphilis: www. notesolution. com. girolamo francastoro (1478-1553) wrote a poem which recognized that this disease was contagious.
