From syphilis to AIDS

Authors

  • Barros Veloso Ex-Director do Serviço 1 de Medicina Interna do Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa

Keywords:

syphilis, AIDS

Abstract

The author makes an historical review of the
circunstances that surrounded the appearance of
syphilis in the XVth century and of AIDS five
hundred years later. He highlights some social
ressemblances in the origin of these two diseases.

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Published

2001-03-30

How to Cite

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Veloso B. From syphilis to AIDS. RPMI [Internet]. 2001 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];8(1):56-61. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1897

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2001): Janeiro/ Março

Section

História da Medicina

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