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New Exhibit in the John Martin Rare Book Room

Syphilis and Paul Ehrlich: an Historical Case Study Sahachiro Hata, working in Paul Erlich’s laboratory in 1908, discovered the arsenic compound arsphenamine (later known as Salvarsan), which was the first effective treatment for syphilis. The disease, which is transmitted either sexually or congenitally, begins as a superficial affliction but can lead to serious complications includingContinue reading “New Exhibit in the John Martin Rare Book Room”