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This chart shows how many cases of syphilis were discovered by Wassermann exams compared to other means in different medical divisions. ]]>2013-07-18T07:24:12+00:00
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"Importance of the Blood Test as Part of the Patient Examination"
"How syphilis was discovered in 1000 consecutive cases referred to the syphilis clinic by other divisions of the Johns Hopkins Dispensary : Data from Albert Keidel, M.D., Archives of Dermotology and Syphilology, Vol. 25, p. 470, 1932."
This chart shows how many cases of syphilis were discovered by Wassermann exams compared to other means in different medical divisions.
National Archives, Box 648, Record Group 69: Records of the Works Progress Administration, 1922-1944, Series: State Project Reports and Research Publications, compiled 1933-1943, documenting the period ca. 1605-1949.
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"The completed blood test. The milky solution on the right shows syphilis. THe clear solution means health."
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. One photograph shows a physician drawing blood from a patient. The second depicts a technician performing the blood test. ]]>2013-07-18T07:04:29+00:00
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"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Blood Test)
"A bit of blood is carefully drawn from the arm for the blood test. It's as simple as a smallpox vaccination."
"The completed blood test. The milky solution on the right shows syphilis. THe clear solution means health."
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. One photograph shows a physician drawing blood from a patient. The second depicts a technician performing the blood test.
National Archives, Box 648, Record Group 69: Records of the Works Progress Administration, 1922-1944, Series: State Project Reports and Research Publications, compiled 1933-1943, documenting the period ca. 1605-1949.
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This pamphlet includes short entires about syphilis in alphabetical order. It was included in National Social Hygiene Day Program Kits.]]>2015-02-25T13:05:50+00:00
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Title
"The A-B-C of Syphilis"
Description
"What the average person should know about a very dangerous and prevalent disease"
This pamphlet includes short entires about syphilis in alphabetical order. It was included in National Social Hygiene Day Program Kits.
This pictorial statistic shows the rates at which syphilis is detected via Wasserman exams when it is given routinely and only when the illness is suspected. The image is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
Source
Papers of Dr. Thomas Parran, Jr., MD, Box 41, Folder 537, University of Pittsburgh Archive Service Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
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This film documents a mobile trailer clinic program. Though the program only served African Americans in rural Georgia, it is highlighted as a success in syphilis control that could be applied to any population in any part of the nation.
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