Overview
It considers the nature of infection in a social and historical context
It discusses the literary impact of infection
It outlines the history of effective treatment as well as its unethical denial of treatment access
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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 effective treatment to which the organism has fortunately failed to mutate, the restrictions in available management have been social and a result of prejudice towards its victims. This may explain why it is once again on the global rise in places where access to the most basic antibiotics remains limited. This book uniquely considers the sociological sequel of infection, the wider influence extending beyond the physical that has become its legacy.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Department Neuroscience and Anatomy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
The author completed medicine in 1978 at the University of Melbourne and trained as a specialist surgeon in Australia and the United Kingdom. Went on to complete a doctorate in immunology at London University (Imperial College) and then was Professor of Surgery at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus Barbados (2002-2007) and then Professor of Surgery in Israel until 2015
Director of the Diploma of Anatomy University of Otago 2016/ Senior Tutor Undergraduate and Postgraduate Anatomy University of Melbourne 2016-Present
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Syphilis
Book Subtitle: A Short Biography
Authors: Andrew P. Zbar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08968-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-08967-1Published: 13 October 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-09773-7Published: 14 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-08968-8Published: 12 October 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 140
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour