Introdução: A sífilis é uma doença infetocontagiosa causada pelo Treponema pallidum (T. Pallidum) , com cerca de seis milhões de novos casos por ano, permanecendo assim um desafio global de saúde pública, principalmente nos países em vias de desenvolvimento (PVD). Uma das suas c…
Within the United States, the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries constituted a period of acute interest in syphilis, as widespread fears of a looming venereal epidemic encouraged the nation's medical professionals, government officials, and social reformers to concent…
The confluence of the endemization of syphilis and plague outbreaks between 1590-1630 defined the milieu of the medical marketplace in London. The irregular practitioners that treated patients with these diseases used them as a mode of self-fashioning and established themselves …
Twentieth century America was the site for many pandemic infectious diseases, including influenza, syphilis, and HIV/AIDS. As the federal government and citizens alike worked to combat these diseases, theatre artists of the day produced work that reflected the concerns and sensi…