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venereal diseases

Cultural  
  1. Sexually transmitted diseases; these diseases are named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love.


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The historian AJP Taylor said cattily that free treatment for venereal diseases was “the only innovation in ‘welfare’ directly attributable to the first world war”.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2018

The boy, a brilliant student, attended schools in Vienna, including Sigmund Freud’s old “gymnasium,” and summered in Sofia, Bulgaria, where his father specialized in treating venereal diseases before penicillin.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2015

World War II fervor and the excitement over penicillin, then a scarce, new drug, contributed to the rush to test this promising medicine against venereal diseases that commonly afflicted soldiers.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2011

The court found that such partners have a legal duty to inform each other about their venereal diseases.

From Time Magazine Archive

SIR,— The Committee of the Board of Health appointed by you to inquire into and report upon the subject of venereal diseases in New Zealand have the honour to submit herewith their report. 

From Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Health appointed by the Hon. Minister of Health by New Zealand. Committee of the Board of Health

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