Sexually transmitted diseases
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Jacques Lamarque notes on the lectures of Jacques Lazerme
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: MSS 2/088
Scope and Contents
Volume of student notes taken in Latin by Jacques Lamarque on lectures of Jacques Lazerme at
Montpellier, France, 1729. Contents include descriptions and treatment of internal diseases, such as
mania and epilepsy, then diseases of eye, ear, nose, mouth and teeth, chest, abdomen, fevers, diseases
of women, diseases of infants, and venereal diseases. Section on venereal diseases may be based on
either lectures of Jean Astruc or Astruc’s teachings as related by Lazerme.Entitled...
Dates:
1729
YMCA sex education slides
Collection
Identifier: P-YMCA
Scope and Contents
During the first World War the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF) were particularly concerned with the number of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs, then called venereal disease). During this time, and with help from the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), the CEF produced pamphlets, lectures, and other assorted materials to educate young soldiers on sexual health and how to avoid STIs. These materials emphasized the ill effects of gonorrhea and syphilis, and urged abstinence...
Dates:
circa 1918
