1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,200 VENEREAL DISEASES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,360 In collaboration with the German society 3 00:00:05,520 --> 00:00:08,480 against venereal diseases. 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:13,160 Adapted and filmed by Drs. C. Thomalla et N. Kaufmann. 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,000 Venereal diseases are caused 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:22,120 by microscopic living beings (microorganisms) 7 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,560 with an average size of 1/1,000 mm. 8 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:28,800 Illustration: 9 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,840 Representation of a pathogen (1/1,000 mm) 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:37,280 and of a spiral 1,000 times longer (1 mm). 11 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,360 Contamination occurs 12 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:55,160 by the transmission of the pathogen from one person another, 13 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,160 typically through sexual intercourse. 14 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,960 GONORRHEA (THE CLAP) 15 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,480 The pathogen, Gonococcus neisseri, can be found in the pus 16 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,240 secreted by the patient's urogenital system. 17 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,000 The staining of a pus preparation 18 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,600 to diagnose the disease with a microscope. 19 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,360 Large pus corpuscles are observed 20 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,120 as well as small punctiform organisms, gonococci. 21 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,160 (Micrography) 22 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:32,400 The accumulation of pathogens in the centre of the field of view. 23 00:02:33,640 --> 00:02:38,440 In men, the infection starts in the anterior part of the urethra. 24 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,640 A diagram of the male pelvis. 25 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,360 Prostate 26 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,080 Bladder 27 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,360 Ureter 28 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,680 Testicle 29 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,040 Epididymis 30 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,680 Infection: on the next diagrams, 31 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,200 the gonococci have been greatly enlarged. 32 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:23,040 The pathogens nestle deep into the folds of the urethral mucosa. 33 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:24,600 They multiply rapidly, 34 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:29,240 leading to inflammation of the mucosa and secretion of pus. (Discharge) 35 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:49,320 In the absence of robust, adequate treatment at this stage, 36 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,520 the disease progresses... 37 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,160 ... and attacks the prostate. 38 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:13,320 The pathogens reach the epididymides 39 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,600 via the spermatic cord. 40 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,880 This causes intense pain, 41 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:22,200 swelling and high fever. 42 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:53,400 Because of the inflammation, testicle ducts close up, 43 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,800 leading to sterility. 44 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,880 Then the inflammation progresses to the vesical mucosa, 45 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:07,360 and up to the renal pelvis and kidneys via the ureter. 46 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,520 Mortal danger! 47 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,280 Swelling of the mucosa. 48 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,960 Bladder 49 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:21,560 Ureter 50 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,320 Kidneys 51 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,280 Renal pelvis 52 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,280 These patients' urine is cloudy and flocculent. 53 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,560 Finally, the pathogens enter the blood. 54 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,360 A sectional drawing of the urethra. 55 00:06:12,280 --> 00:06:13,960 Mucosa 56 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,920 Muscles 57 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,040 Cavernous body in the urethral wall. 58 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,680 Enlargement of the framed area. 59 00:06:59,000 --> 00:06:59,960 Mucosa 60 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:00,880 Urethral mucosa 61 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:02,560 A gland 62 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,920 Blood vessels 63 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,640 The migration into the bloodstream 64 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,160 following the inflammation-induced loosening of the mucosa. 65 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:48,520 The bloodstream carries the pathogens to the heart. 66 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,320 Veins 67 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,320 Heart 68 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,960 Arteries 69 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:09,920 The micrography of the blood vessels and bloodstream. 70 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,400 Heart valves are affected (endocarditis). 71 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,560 Mortal danger! 72 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,840 Healthy heart valves. 73 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,720 Heart valve ulcers. 74 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,200 Inflammation of the heart valves. 75 00:09:00,560 --> 00:09:03,720 Recovery leaves scarring on the valves. 76 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,600 Cardiac failure follows. 77 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:23,760 The heart sends the pathogens into the bloodstream, 78 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,920 which disseminates them throughout the body. 79 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:31,400 The infection becomes generalized and is accompanied by high fever. 80 00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:32,800 Mortal danger! 81 00:09:33,560 --> 00:09:37,640 The pathogens can also settle in the joints. 82 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:10,000 A diagram of a knee joint with the afferent arteries. 83 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:14,880 Femur 84 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,080 Patella 85 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,360 Popliteal fossa 86 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:23,720 Tibia 87 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:28,960 Popliteal artery 88 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:34,480 The gonorrhea pathogens cause an edema. 89 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,840 Gonococcal arthritis ensues. 90 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:23,440 The joint can remain stiff after recovery! 91 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:28,520 Even after the discharge has stopped and the patient seems recovered, 92 00:11:28,680 --> 00:11:31,680 gonococci survive in the mucosa 93 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:36,920 and ducts in the posterior part of the urethra and prostate. 94 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:44,160 An irritation can induce discharge again. 95 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:48,160 Contamination is still possible even after a long period of time. 96 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:13,040 In women, gonorrhea is responsible for varied pathologies. 97 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,440 In addition to the urethra and bladder, 98 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,320 genital organs are particularly affected. 99 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,400 Gonococci reach the vagina... 100 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:28,880 Vagina 101 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,400 Uterus 102 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,400 Fallopian tubes 103 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:40,760 Ovaries 104 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,840 ... and the uterus. 105 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:15,080 The pathogens settle in its glands and often resist treatment. 106 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:26,120 Then they reach the Fallopian tubes and ovaries. 107 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:31,200 All organs swell tremendously, which causes intense pain. 108 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,960 The inflamed mucosa sticks together, blocking the tubes. 109 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,080 Permanent sterility follows. 110 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,800 Dirty hands, etc., can bring the gonococci to the eyes, 111 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:03,040 thus causing a serious eye condition (gonococcal conjunctivitis). 112 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:04,560 Danger of blindness! 113 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:26,240 Patients! 114 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,960 Utmost cleanliness is your first duty! 115 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:31,440 Wash your hands! 116 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:41,320 A newborn's eyes are threatened if the mother has or has had gonorrhea. 117 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,960 During birth, the poison gets into the eyes, 118 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,760 and causes gonococcal ophtalmia neonatorum. 119 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:59,800 Close-up of a diseased eye. 120 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:21,760 A large number of inmates from institutes for the blind 121 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,000 have been victims of this type of contamination! 122 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,840 Midwives must instill a solution of silver nitrate 123 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,480 into the eyes of all newborns to eliminate gonococci. 124 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:54,200 Children's genital organs are particularly sensitive. 125 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,480 By having a bath after an infected person, 126 00:15:57,640 --> 00:15:59,880 a little girl may be infected. 127 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:04,120 Always use clean water to bathe children! 128 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,640 Gonorrhea can be avoided! 129 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:19,160 Just like the instillation in newborns' eyes, 130 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:23,160 the immediate, thorough disinfection of adults' organs 131 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,920 destroys the pathogens and protects from the disease. 132 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:31,280 But if not done properly within the first few hours, 133 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:33,640 it may be ineffective. 134 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:38,640 If symptoms appear, see a doctor immediately! 135 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:42,440 Setting up robust, adequate treatment promptly 136 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:46,280 is the key to quick recovery without nasty consequences. 137 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,320 To avoid endangering fellow human beings, 138 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:58,000 patients' first duty is to maintain utmost cleanliness. 139 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,360 Wash often and correctly! 140 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:07,560 Not like that! 141 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,040 Like this! 142 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:23,800 DISINFECTANT 143 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,880 Soiled linen needs to be disinfected! 144 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,680 CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE 145 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,360 VENEREAL DISEASES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES 146 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:08,320 PART 2. 147 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,400 CULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSUM FILM AG, BERLIN. 148 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:15,120 MEDICAL FILM ARCHIVES. 149 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,000 SYPHILIS 150 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:22,640 This pathogen belongs to the spirochete group. 151 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,880 These corkscrew-shaped microscopic organisms 152 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,040 move in a spiral motion. 153 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,880 Micrography of chicken spirochetes. 154 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,200 Micrography of Spirochaeta pallida. 155 00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:54,400 Finer and more difficult to identify, it causes syphilis in human beings. 156 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:11,440 Spirochetes throng in the infected organs 157 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,840 and mucosae (oral cavity, etc.) of syphilitic patients. 158 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,560 They enter the body of the healthy person 159 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,240 via physical contact (sexual intercourse, kissing, etc.) 160 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:22,960 through broken skin. 161 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,000 Healthy skin 162 00:20:34,120 --> 00:20:35,760 Wound 163 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,440 Stratum corneum 164 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,360 Stratum lucidum 165 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:44,840 Stratum granulosum 166 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,840 Stratum germinativum 167 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,480 Serous canal 168 00:20:51,360 --> 00:20:53,440 Lymphatic vessels 169 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,480 Lymph node 170 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,160 Blood vessel 171 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,120 Syphilitic skin 172 00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:07,920 Spirochetes 173 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:26,880 They multiply rapidly. 174 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:30,760 A chancre develops only 2-3 weeks after contamination. 175 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,560 It's the primary stage. 176 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,840 Often, no symptoms appear beforehand! 177 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:10,280 A small, invisible scratch, is enough for syphilis to enter. 178 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:15,000 We all have them on our genital organs, lips, hands or elsewhere. 179 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:18,080 The risk of contamination is thus constant. 180 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:22,880 Contamination happens most often in the genital area, 181 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,040 but also around the mouth, with a kiss 182 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:30,120 or dishes or cutlery previously used by someone else. 183 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,640 Use clean dishes and cutlery! 184 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,000 Never finish someone else's cigar or cigarette! 185 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,680 For example, with just chapped lips... 186 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:58,160 you can catch a syphilitic chancre on the lip. 187 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:12,840 The chancre is often invisible from the outside. 188 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,920 However, the risk of contamination is high. 189 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,520 Even tiny scratches on the fingers are dangerous. 190 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:55,480 Syphilitic chancre of the left nipple with swollen axillary lymph node. 191 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:10,360 Wet nurses can be contaminated by syphilitic infants. 192 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:13,640 Infants can be contaminated by syphilitic wet nurses. 193 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,640 Have your wet nurse examined by a doctor! 194 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,640 Pathogens follow lymphatic vessels 195 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,040 from the chancre to the nearest lymph nodes. 196 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,440 Inguinal lymph nodes swell 197 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,440 when the chancre is located in the genital area. 198 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:50,800 Submaxillar lymph nodes do the same 199 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,280 when contamination happens in the mouth area, etc. 200 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,360 Lymph nodes protect the body against intruders. 201 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,520 They hold pathogens back for a while. 202 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:11,600 But then, spirochetes enter blood vessels. 203 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:36,200 The bloodstream takes them 204 00:25:36,360 --> 00:25:39,160 to all organs of the human body, 205 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,040 which results in widespread contamination. 206 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,080 This is the secondary stage. 207 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:51,560 Blood flowing in arteries (Micrography). 208 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,800 This stage brings breakouts and weeping ulcers, 209 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,480 as well as inflammation and ulceration of the throat. 210 00:26:24,360 --> 00:26:28,440 These symptoms can go unnoticed and disappear rapidly. 211 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,400 At the same time, fever, headaches, 212 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,600 and neuroparalysis can appear. 213 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,080 Facial paralysis, 214 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,680 syphilitic patient at the secondary stage. 215 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:05,240 After this, other symptoms may not appear for a long time. 216 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:08,200 However, the person is genuinely ill. 217 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:11,280 If nothing is done against the disease, 218 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:15,000 the tertiary stage ultimately sets in! 219 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:20,400 Extensive, nasty ulcers appear, leaving extreme deformation. 220 00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:14,560 The ulcer inside of the elbow has poorly healed with a rough scar. 221 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:23,560 And so the patient cannot extend his arm anymore. 222 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,720 Tertiary stage progressive syphilitic ulcer of the arm. 223 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:57,840 In the absence of treatment, all organs are severely affected. 224 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:02,160 Paralysis of the ocular muscles is frequent. 225 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:19,560 Pathogens enter the bones and destroy them. 226 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:39,680 They attack the liver and severely damage it. 227 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:42,760 Healthy liver. 228 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,000 Atrophied and inflamed liver 229 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,280 from a person who died from hepatic syphilis. 230 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,080 (syphilitic cirrhosis). 231 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:28,080 Pathogens nestle deep in the walls of the blood vessels. 232 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:32,040 They weaken and damage them and render them inefficient. 233 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:35,080 Healthy, smooth abdominal aorta. 234 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:47,040 A syphilitic patient's abdominal aorta. 235 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,040 The aorta wall was weakened. 236 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:53,960 It bulged and finally exploded, which caused internal bleeding. 237 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,360 This is a frequent consequence of untreated syphilis! 238 00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:59,080 (Aortic aneurysm.) 239 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:12,120 After decades of seeming health, incurable pathologies suddenly appear: 240 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:13,720 syphilitic complications 241 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:18,480 1. Progressive ataxia (tabes) Syphilis is always the cause. 242 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:22,040 It makes walking difficult... 243 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,560 ... or even impossible without a cane. 244 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:11,560 Often, patients can hardly write, 245 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:15,800 because they lose control of their limbs. 246 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,920 2. Softening of the brain (paralysis) 247 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:35,400 Alteration of the mind and personality. 248 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:38,480 Prodigality and attacks of acute mania. 249 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:15,040 Dementia renders the simplest tasks impossible, 250 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:17,720 such as getting dressed or undressed. 251 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:21,480 After a few years in a lunatic asylum, the patient dies. 252 00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:18,560 The poisoning of unfortunate offspring 253 00:34:18,720 --> 00:34:22,760 by syphilitic parents who neglect or are unaware of their condition, 254 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:24,680 causes nameless misfortune: 255 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,360 1. Miscarriages. 2. Premature births. 256 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:29,760 3. Malformations (saddlenose, etc.) 257 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:33,040 4. Children with skin, bone and other disorders, 258 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:36,080 who die within a few months or years. 259 00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:39,040 5. Deaf or blind children 6. Idiotic children 260 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,640 Such are the frequent consequences 261 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,800 of badly or untreated syphilis in parents. 262 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:01,600 These terrible consequences can undoubtedly be avoided. 263 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:04,920 For this, robust, adequate treatment 264 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:09,400 implemented by a trustworthy doctor is absolutely essential. 265 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:13,280 (Beware of those who extol their own virtues in newspapers!) 266 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:19,120 The earlier the treatment (mercury or Salvarsan), 267 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,880 the easier and fuller the healing. 268 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:25,400 Immediate recovery and complete elimination of symptoms 269 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:27,800 are possible early in the first stage, 270 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:31,640 before the lymph nodes and blood are invaded. 271 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:36,120 If you have the slightest doubt, see a doctor! 272 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:41,760 Even at later stages, treatment often works wonders. 273 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:45,480 Caries of the skull from an untreated patient. 274 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:02,000 Syphilitic bone damage healed after treatment 275 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:06,400 from a person who died from another condition years later. 276 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:26,680 At first, symptoms are absent for a long time. 277 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:31,240 But the poison is in the body. One day, it reveals itself. 278 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:34,160 Consequences are usually severe. 279 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:39,240 In this period too, the doctor can detect the disease (and fight it) 280 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:44,680 using the Wassermann test performed on the patient's blood sample. 281 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,480 The sample is meticulously analyzed in a laboratory. 282 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:21,440 Additives are added, 283 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:25,920 then it is placed in an incubator to achieve a reaction. 284 00:37:44,240 --> 00:37:47,800 When the reaction is complete, the doctor can determine 285 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:51,000 if the patient is syphilitic (+ positive reaction) 286 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:55,240 or not (- negative reaction), and begin treatment. 287 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:16,600 Wassermann test +++ 288 00:38:24,520 --> 00:38:26,840 Wassermann test - 289 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:39,880 The slightest doubt must be dispelled using the Wassermann test. 290 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:44,800 Treatment must continue until the test is negative. 291 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:46,280 Even after recovery, 292 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:50,480 a blood test needs to be done at least once a year 293 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:52,520 to prevent a relapse. 294 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:57,080 If you are ill, protect your fellow human beings: 295 00:38:57,240 --> 00:38:59,760 1. Scrupulous cleanliness is crucial. 296 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:10,880 2. All contamination risks must be avoided. 297 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:14,240 The law forbids patients having sexual intercourse. 298 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:17,040 The doctor must remind them of the law, 299 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:21,040 and explain to them why they are a danger to others. 300 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:38,560 INFORMATION TO PEOPLE WITH A VENEREAL DISEASE 301 00:39:38,720 --> 00:39:40,040 YOU ARE SUFFERING 302 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:42,240 FROM A CONTAGIOUS VENEREAL DISEASE 303 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,240 (GONORRHEA, SYPHILIS, CHANCRE). 304 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:47,480 STRICTLY FOLLOW YOUR TREATMENT AND YOU WILL RECOVER. 305 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:51,080 IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTIONS 306 00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:52,520 THE WORSE CAN HAPPEN. 307 00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:54,520 ONLY A MEDICAL DOCTOR CAN ASSESS 308 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:56,080 HOW CONTAGIOUS YOU ARE, 309 00:39:56,240 --> 00:39:57,080 FOR GONORRHEA, 310 00:39:57,240 --> 00:39:59,560 USING REPEATED MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATIONS, 311 00:39:59,720 --> 00:40:02,240 FOR SYPHILIS, THROUGH CLINICAL EXAMINATIONS 312 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,800 AND BLOOD TESTS OVER SEVERAL YEARS 313 00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:07,880 YOU CAN ONLY STOP CHECK-UPS AND TREATMENT 314 00:40:08,040 --> 00:40:11,640 IF THE DOCTOR FINDS YOU HEALTHY AND NON CONTAGIOUS. 315 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:14,480 MEANWHILE, SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AND MARRIAGE 316 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:15,960 ARE FORBIDDEN. 317 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,160 WHOEVER HAS SEXUAL INTERCOURSE 318 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:21,920 KNOWING THAT HE HAS A CONTAGIOUS VENEREAL DISEASE 319 00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:24,320 SHALL BE PUNISHED WITH IMPRISONMENT 320 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:26,720 (SEE §3 OF THE LAW HEREINAFTER). 321 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:34,320 §3 WHOEVER PERFORMS A SEXUAL ACT 322 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:36,680 KNOWING OR ASSUMING THAT THEY HAVE 323 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:38,960 A CONTAGIOUS VENEREAL DISEASE 324 00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:41,440 FACES A TERM OF PRISON OF UP TO 3 YEARS. 325 00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:43,240 BETWEEN SPOUSES OR FIANCÉS, 326 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:46,920 LEGAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ONLY IF ONE OF THEM REQUESTS IT. 327 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:49,280 THERE IS A 6-MONTH LIMITATION PERIOD. 328 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:52,040 §4 - DOCTORS EXAMINING OR TREATING A PATIENT 329 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:54,200 WITH A CONTAGIOUS VENEREAL DISEASE 330 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:55,360 MUST INFORM THEM 331 00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:57,920 OF THEIR CONDITION, THEIR CONTAGION 332 00:40:58,080 --> 00:41:01,120 AND THE SENTENCE INCURRED FOR DEEDS DESCRIBED IN §3. 333 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:17,680 Subtitles: C. Bourgogne, E Fuchs, P. Kochanowski & L. Serris