Andrew P. Zbar 
Syphilis [PDF ebook] 
A Short Biography

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Syphilis is an illness with mythology. The story of its origin, dissemination and treatment have all been mired in confusion, a mix of reality and quackery. I have tried to put the organism as the principal protagonist of the story, firmly in an historical focus which centres more on its social impact than on its particular medical management. A diagnosis of Syphilis had personal and community consequence and its impact transcended into the arts. Despite the discovery of an effe...

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Announcing the Disease: A Brief Chronology of Syphilitic Events.- Fracastoro’s Poem and the Origins of Illness.- The Protean Manifestations of Disease.- In Search o...

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About the author

Professor Dr. Andrew P. Zbar MD (Lond) MBBS FRCS (Ed) FRACS FSICCR (Hon)
Department Neuroscience and Anatomy,  University of Melbourne,  Melbourne, &nbs...

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 140 ● ISBN 9783031089688 ● File size 4.1 MB ● Publisher Springer International Publishing ● City Cham ● Country CH ● Published 2022 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8657676 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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