title: John Hunter and venereal disease.
abstract: John Hunter's contribution to the understanding of venereal disease is reviewed. Hunter's evidence for the unitary nature of these diseases is examined and the advances he made in diagnosis, pathology, and management are considered.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D006666:History of Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013587:Syphilis / Q000266:history* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D006113:United Kingdom