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Treatments for Syphilis, 17th century

Interior scene showing people involved in various methods of syphilis treatment, including mercury fumigation. At lower right is a man in the final stages of the disease, with syphilitic skin pustules on his whole body and no nose. At lower center a patient is in a steam bath or sauna. At left and upper center, physicians are preparing medications for the patient in the bed at upper right; at this time, medications for syphilis contained mercury, a poisonous metal. The banner at top center refers to Venus, the goddess of love. Syphilis is caused by infection by the Treponema pallidum bacterium. Image from Leipzig, Germany, 1689.

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Treatments for Syphilis, 17th century

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Interior scene showing people involved in various methods of syphilis treatment, including mercury fumigation. At lower right is a man in the final stages of the disease, with syphilitic skin pustules on his whole body and no nose. At lower center a patient is in a steam bath or sauna. At left and upper center, physicians are preparing medications for the patient in the bed at upper right; at this time, medications for syphilis contained mercury, a poisonous metal. The banner at top center refers to Venus, the goddess of love. Syphilis is caused by infection by the Treponema pallidum bacterium. Image from Leipzig, Germany, 1689.

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Taille de l'image:

2550 x 4147 px | 30.3 MB

Taille d'impression:

21.6 x 35.1 cm | 8.5 x 13.8 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés:

DOCTEUR • DOCTEURS • HOMME • ILLUSTRATION • INFECTION • INFIRMITE • MALADIE VENERIENNE • MALADIE • MALADIES • MEDECIN • MEDECINE MALADIES • MEDICAL • PATHOLOGIE • PERSONNE • SYPHILIS