Syphilis

Drugs, music, and sex, Oh My! The 1960s were some of the most turbulent years in American history. Vietnam conflict, Civil Rights, and the counterculture were all coursing through the nation, all of which contributed to modern American culture and society.The counterculture movement of the 1960s had a significant impact on American society and culture. Evidence of this impact is prevalent in both looking back to that time and looking at today’s society. Hippies, as they were called by many, were…

Was Jack the Ripper really Jack the Ripper? Or was it someone else? Ripper was a serial killer and mutilated at least five prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888 and because no one arrested or tried for murders, crime buffs are still fascinated with Jack the Ripper case more than 115 years later. To criminally profile the man named Jack the Ripper, there is evidence of his types of victims, what he did to his victims and the possible suspects to his true identity. The women experts really…

group is called the “Corps of Discovery” by many historians as they faced almost every challenge imaginable on such a journey. Some of these hardships included, “hunger, illness, injury, fatigue,” as well as sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis. The expedition itself did not entirely begin until the spring of 1805 as Lewis, Clark, and their men set up camp at Fort Mandan to wait out the winter and prepare for their exploration to the Pacific Ocean. During the expedition, they…

Voltaire was an educated writer from Paris who had the displeasure of experiencing the decay of society during the Reformation era to the 1700’s Enlightenment period. He was nauseated with all the social structures. Not to mention, the delusional optimism that plagued the explanations for people’s suffering that was happening in his lifetime.. By analyzing chapters in his book Candide, I will show how Volaire brilliantly uses satire of his character’s experiences and mindsets to ridicule and…

that primitive intercourse with animals started the early mutation of venereal diseases, including gonorrhea, sores, ulcers, and ‘rotting’ of the genitals becomes apparent when reading descriptions by the ancient Egyptians; whether or not there were syphilis is debatable. Substantially, the ancient act of bestiality becomes referenced in an earlier form, by the popular “Professor on Sex,” Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer; which…

like animals. Most of the people died on the voyages back. On the other hand, we have the diseases that Columbus brought. His country brought livestock which came upon humans. Research analyst for The Huffington Post, Travis Korte, explains that syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, “was brought to Europe on the Niña, the only one of three ships to survive Columbus ' first voyage to the West Indies,” (1). The diseases and slavery Columbus brought to the Americas, destroyed the population of…

Winston is denied fulfillment; instead, he feels lonely and resentful of the Party. He explains, “Anything that hinted at corruption always filled him with a wild hope. … If he could have infected the whole lot of them with leprosy and syphilis, how gladly he would have done so! Anything to rot, to weaken, to undermine!” (Orwell 54-55). Winston threatens the fall of the government; however, as an individual he can not institute a revolt. Thus, Winston seeks fulfillment in the Brotherhood…

between the new and old both benefited each other and led to positive outcomes. On the flip side, diseases from Europe such as smallpox spread into the Americas killing almost 90% of the population. Lastly, the Americans transferred the disease called syphilis to the Europeans which led to population decrease as…

In 1922, young Grace Fryer was drawn to her dentist by a raising concern when her teeth, for no apparent reason, began to loosen and crumble in her mouth. Her jaw was a honeycomb of holes. It did not take long to track Fryer’s mysterious ailment to her employer, the US Radium Corporation, which had employed 4,000 other women to paint dials on watches. Soon after, many other women began to fall ill to the same diseases. This is, the Radium Girls. From 1917 to 1926, the US Radium Corporation in…

Thesis Medicine and medical practices have evolved a great deal over the years. There is no denying the fact that during The Civil War saw enormous growth in terms of knowledge of medicine and how to effectively treat patients. It was during this time that the medical practice went from somewhat archaic to rather organized. Not only did the knowledge advance, but so did the techniques and tools used to treat people. There is a vast amount of knowledge that was gained during The Civil War that…