Gonorrhea's Hidden Impact
Gonorrhea, often overlooked in females, poses a significant risk to infants, leading to severe eye infections that can result in blindness. In the mid-1800s, alarming rates of conjunctivitis in newborns prompted innovative treatments, including the use of silver nitrate. Despite the discovery of the bacterium in 1879, the lack of suitable animal models led to ethically questionable human experiments to further understand the disease.In this clip
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Ep 25 Put your hands together for: Gonorrhea!
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