venereal+disease
121Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male — The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Black Man [ [http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/tuskegee/time.htm U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee] ] (also known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Pelkola Syphilis Study, Public Health …
122Hulusi Behçet — (Istanbul, February 20, 1889 March 8, 1948) (IPAEng|bɛˈtʃɛt) (enPR: bĕCHĔT) was a Turkish dermatologist and scientist. He described a disease of inflamed blood vessels in 1937, which is named after him as the Behçet s disease. Early lifeHe had a… …
123syphilis — /sif euh lis/, n. Pathol. a chronic infectious disease, caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum, usually venereal in origin but often congenital, and affecting almost any organ or tissue in the body, esp. the genitals, skin, mucous membranes,… …
124Aboriginal Tasmanians — This article is about the indigenous people of the island state of Van Diemen s Land (Tasmania). For other indigenous people see Indigenous peoples (disambiguation) Parlevar (Eng:Palawa) (Tasmanian Aborigines) Regions with significant populations …
125Teenage pregnancy and sexual health in the United Kingdom — IntroductionThe United Kingdom currently has the highest teenage birth rate in Western Europe. The current Labour Government have pledged to half the number of conceptions to girls under 18 by 2010. Over the last fifty years the proportion of… …
126public health — public health, adj. health services to improve and protect community health, esp. sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine. [1610 20] * * * Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized… …
127Dja Dja Wurrung — Total population 2,500[1] Regions with significant populations Castlemaine/Marybourgh …
128Syphilis — A sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism called a spirochete. This worm like, spiral shaped organism infects people by burrowing into the moist mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals. From there, the… …
