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The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
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Sexually transmitted infection
Infection transmitted through human sexual behavior
A sexually transmitted infection (STI), also referred to as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and the older term venereal disease (VD), is an infection that is spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex, oral sex, or sometimes manual sex. STIs often…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
London Lock Hospital
Hospital in London, England
The London Lock Hospital was the first voluntary hospital for venereal disease. It was also the most famous and first of the Lock Hospitals which were developed for the treatment of syphilis following the end of the use of lazar hospitals, as leprosy declined. The hospital later…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)