HLTB21H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Girolamo Fracastoro, Philippe Ricord, Rudolf Virchow
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1494: king charles vlll of france invades italy. History: outbreak of a new epidemic in naples, following year mysterious affliction reported in england, france, germany, columbus return from the new world to europe. Origin of the term syphilis": girolamo fracastoro (1478 - 1553, venetian physician, poem about a shepherd boy named syphilus who insulted a god and was punished by. 1530 epic - syphilis sive morbus gallicus that god with a horrible disease. Introduced to europe from the new world columbian theory. The pattern of spread of the disease: pre-columbian / anti-columbian theory. Many populations of native americans themselves were decimated by syphilis in the 16th century after the arrival of the europeans. 1905 shaudinn and hoffman discovered the germ that causes syphilis: rudolph virchow (1821-1902) The tuskegee syphilis study: study done on men of african american origin without informing them of their condition. One night with venus may lead to a life with mercury.