Old Medical Terms For Syphilis

Syphilis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Syphilis is a bacterial infection usually spread by sexual contact. The disease starts as a painless sore — typically on the genitals, rectum or mouth. Syphilis spreads from person to person via skin or mucous membrane contact with these sores. After the initial infection, the syphilis bacteria can remain inactive in the … See more

Outdated Terms for Diseases and Conditions - Verywell …

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A number of common medical terms have gone out of style, often in favor of more descriptive and accurate medical terms. But the "old," often colorful names still …

Syphilis – Its early history and Treatment until Penicillin - JMVH

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When Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) used the term ‘syphilis’ in his essays, many other scholars followed suit [6 ],see p. 193. Daniel Turner (1667-1741) was the first English medical author to use the term …

Syphilis - Wikipedia

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History of syphilis - Wikipedia

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STD Facts - Syphilis - Centers for Disease Control and …

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Tertiary syphilis is very serious and would occur 10–30 years after your infection began. In tertiary syphilis, the disease damages your internal organs and can result in death. A …

Old Diseases and Obsolete Medical Terms: Definitions

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However, in the 19th century the term was used more generally to describe upper respiratory ailments such as bronchitis or the common cold. Consumption - Tuberculosis. Creeping paralysis - …

Glossary of Old Medical Terms - Thornber

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The following glossary of medical terms was assembled as part of a project on medicine from 1760-1830 but it includes some terms from a wider period. I have drawn on several …

Old-Fashioned Names for Diseases and Ailments

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Apoplexy. Apoplexy is a now-dated term for what we now call a stroke, or the bleeding of an organ from hemorrhage. Both types of ailments were usually accompanied by a sudden loss of consciousness, as though the …

Old Medical Terms and Diseases | Access Genealogy

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The following is a list of medical terms and diseases that will appear on historic documents. Feel free to print out and share this! Abdominal typhus – A type of typhus fever …