HIS 13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Lymphadenopathy, Rash, Syphilis
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Lecture 15 - contagious disease and the origins of. All mean the same thing, but the words we choose to use have changed over time beginning with vd and now we tend to use sti. Contagion - idea that the diseases are highly contagious with person to person contact; fear and panic associated with particular outbreaks and geographies. Pathology - study of infectious diseases; associated with individuals or groups, idea that there are groups of people that are more likely to get certain diseases. Stigma - fear over outbreak of disease leads to social consequences; stigmatization of people groups or places. Term emerges in 15th century; first identified in italy with the arrival of french soldiers in italy. Influx of military personnel leads to rise in sex work. Became known in italy as the french disease, known in russia as polish. Foreign names attached to syphilis to say that the disease is not ours, its someone else"s.
