title: [Syphilis, medicine and morality].
abstract: This paper analyzes the relation between sin, punishment and syphilis during the 19th and 20th centuries. Examination of preventive and therapeutic strategies for venereal infection shows that the deep-rooted connection between conceptions of sin, punishment and venereal disease has lasted well into the 20th century.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sauerteig
mesh_terms: D016358:Contact Tracing / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008981:Molsidomine / Q000266:history*; D009014:Morals; D013587:Syphilis / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D008981:Molsidomine