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> or require chemotherapy (vide mercury treatment for syphilis) Huh? Syphilis has been curable with antibiotics since penicillin. I don't think mercury is a

by dpark 9y ago

> or require chemotherapy (vide mercury treatment for syphilis) Huh? Syphilis has been curable with antibiotics since penicillin. I don't think mercury is a common treatment for syphilis at this point.

msla 9y ago
That's my point: If you're treating syphilis with mercury, it's hard to have sex-positive culture.
- dpark 9y ago
  My apologies. I misread your comment and didn't interpret that part in the context of the "1940s and 1950s".