A treatise on the venereal disease / By John Hunter. With an introduction and commentary, by Joseph Adams.

  • Hunter, John, 1728-1793.
Date:
1818
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    CONTENTS. Prerace of the Commentator...« FEF Sedans Ceeveeastbes Os nati ncesbans Introduction.......... bp dcdhebis Gi Re vecks cbabad does dd trbeseddedycedeeves telus dswauh be The Author’s reasons for publishing, with the Commentator’s remarks Secr. L—Of sympathy, 2.—II. Of morbid actions being incom- patible with each other, 6.—III. Of the comparative powers of different parts of the body—from situation— from structure, 10.—-[V. Of parts susceptible of par- ticular diseases, 12.—V. Of inflammation, ibid.—VI. Of mortification ....... Prksoveo ree Ueenesateterseaphisare osve¥ee= PART I. Cuap. I.—Of the venereal poison, and of other morbid poisons, il- lustrated by the SIAN OP Ok atc daa ch ven teats sar cess env areges Srecr. I.—Of the first origin of the poison, 22. sya Began i in the human race, and in the parts of generation, 24—III. Of the nature of the poison, ibid.—IV. Of the greater or less acrimony of the poison, 27.—V. Of the poison being the same in gonorrhoea and in chancre, 28.—the venereal disease unknown in Otaheite, 37.—VI. Of the cause of the poisonous quality—fermentation—action, Crap, 11.—The mode of venereal infection ..........c0 cceeeceeecees bi Cuar. 1I].—Of the different forms of the disease........s.cseccceees Se RE, Srcr. [.—Varieties in different Constitutions ...........0.ccceesewesecers oe Cuar. [V.—-Of the lues venerea being the cause of other diseases .. PART II. Cnap: I, —Of gonorrhea... CORSO CC Oe GeO AOEE TE HOHE eseaenseccsecneess eoece Secr. L—Of the time between the application of the poison, and effect, 57.—II. Of the difficulty of distinguishing the virulent from the simple gonorrhea, 59.—II]. Of the common final intention of suppuration not answering in the present disease, 61.—IV. Of the venereal go- norrhea, 72.—V. Of the seat of the disease in both sexes, ibid —VI. Of the most common symptoms, and the order of their appearance, 76.—VII. Of the dis- charge, 79.—VIII. Of the. chordee, 83.—IX. Of the manner in which the inflammation attacks the urethra, 84,—X. Of the swelled testicle, 89.—XI. Of the swel- 16 20 53