The History of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
The current review traces the historical trajectory of diseases which were termed „venereal‟ in ancient and medieval history to the present day form „sexually transmitted‟. The mention of these diseases in medieval history, and their origins and surges in the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries presents some interesting findings regarding the etiology of these diseases. The rise of the second and third generation of sexually transmitted diseases including that of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is also reviewed.
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Joy Talukdar
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