Kahn Develops a Modified Syphilis Test and the Universal Serologic Test
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Epidemics, Diseases
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Michigan
- Date: 1923-1951
Article abstract: Kahn developed a test for simplified detection of the venereal disease syphilis, which led to better syphilis control and to Kahn’s universal serologic test, an advance in immunology.
Summary of Event
Syphilis is one of the chief venereal diseases, a group of diseases whose name derives from Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The term “venereal” arose from the idea that the diseases were transmitted solely by sexual contact with an infected individual. Although syphilis is almost always caught in this way, it occasionally arises...
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