Identities ascertained, or, An illustration of Mr. Ware's opinion respecting the sameness of infection in venereal gonorrhoea, and the ophthalmia of Egypt : with an examination of affinity between antient leprosy and lues.

Date:
1808
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Credit: Identities ascertained, or, An illustration of Mr. Ware's opinion respecting the sameness of infection in venereal gonorrhoea, and the ophthalmia of Egypt : with an examination of affinity between antient leprosy and lues. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fact, and draws from it a conclusion “ That most parts, if not all, that are affected in the lues venerea, are affected with the venereal irritation at the same time/’ If the system could be infected by its own contagion, it might be ex- pected that every symptom would be re- newed after an interval, while there re- mained a contaminated spot: but that is not the case. While the throat continues clean, and the skin retains its polish, the organ of hearing shall fall into the foulest condition of caries, and the nose shall be lost. But it may be said, there has been too much recurrence to the same principle— too frequent repetition of the same turn of expression. It is a position, which was necessary to be clearly comprehended, for illustrating the whole argument. With- out a knowledge of it, it could not be