In the first edition of this book the author took special care ' to keep the practical problems to the foreThey have been so kept in this edition also. The essential additions are penicillin treatment, Reiter's syndrome and massive arsenotherapy. The book in spite of its small size contains many original observations. Random samples are : (1) Gonorrhoea in the male is usually contracted from a ...

There are no accurate statistical data on the morbidity and mortality rates of venereal diseases in India. From the limited information available on the prevalence and incidence of venereal diseases, based upon the attendance of patients in clinics and hospitals, and from limited surveys of groups of population, it would appear that next to malaria and tuberculosis, venereal diseases (particula...

Denmark has a longer tradition than most other countries in the combating of venereal diseases. Furthermore, venereal diseases have been notifiable throughout the last 82 years and we have reliable statistics of incidence, which have been collected in a uniform manner throughout the entire period. These constitute a basis for a long-term follow-up, indicating how the incidence of gonorrhoea is ...

rapid spread of venereal diseases in advanced countries has prompted the authors to undertake this study on venereal diseases in iran, a fast growing country, with a view to finding ways for dealing with these diseases. data available at the vd centre in teheran, the rapidly developing capital of iran, have been used for this preliminary study. a retrospective analysis of available data for the...

Venereal diseases are still a common problem in today's world. Even though tremendous advances are being made in medicine and large budgets are being spent to control sexually transmitted diseases (STD), especially in western countries, these diseases are still yet very common, and today AIDS has been added to the threats posed by STD to human life. The status of syphilis was evaluated in ...

Education is considered to be an important factor in the control and possible eradication of venereal diseases. A study was undertaken to discover what effect education had had on a selected group of university students so as to determine suitable avenues for future educational programmes. Many of the schools attended by the students had issued information on venereal diseases; most students co...

The prevalence of venereal disease in prostitutes has been discussed elsewhere (Willcox, 1960, 1961). It has been shewn that prostitutes are still heavily infected with venereal diseases. In the present paper data are considered relating to venereal disease in the population at large arising from prostitutes in a number of Asian countries and in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States...