Excerpt:
"A mysterious epidemic, hitherto unknown, which had struck terror into all hearts by the rapidity of its spread, the ravages it made, and the apparent helplessness of the physicians to cure it." A quote about AIDS? No. It's about the appearance of syphilis in the early sixteenth century. Writer Colman Jones finds the two diseases share issues, from science and public health to civil liberties and sexuality.
Annotation:
This site is a product of a two-part radio program which originally aired in 1996 which sought to place contemporary discussions aboput AIDS in a historical context. In addition to a reproduction of the program, the site contains a multitude of links to other sites under the following subheadings: Related writings, Syphilis in history: photos and illustrations, links to related sites, alternative AIDS resources, miscellaneous online articles about syphilis and AIDS, miscellaneous online articles about HIV and AIDS, responses to AIDS dissidents, safer sex information, and other medical information related to HIV/AIDS and syphilis.