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Sex, Sin, and Science: A History of Syphilis in America (Healing Society: Disease, Medicine, and History) by Parascandola, John, 1941- is a health book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Sex, Sin, and Science: A History of Syphilis in America (Healing Society: Disease, Medicine, and History) about?
Social and cultural factors, as well as medical ones, help to shape the way we understand and react to diseases. In the case of a disease associated with sex, social and cultural factors figure especially large in its history. For example, moral and religious views influence almost everything connected with sex, and that includes sexually transmitted diseases. Syphilis thus provides an excellent case study to help understand the history of disease in a broader human context. This book covers the
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- Author
- Parascandola, John, 1941-
- Publisher
- Praeger; Bloomsbury
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780275994303
- Category
- health
- Subjects
- Medical, History, Health & Fitness
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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