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概述-历史记载
Introduction - Historical Notes
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梅毒病人及其医生
（木刻，16世纪）
Syphilitic patients
and their doctors.
Woodcut, 16th century.
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追溯到古代，性传播疾病的历史可是久远了。数千年以来，人类对它们束手无策。那时，它们不仅不能被治愈，而且凭空不断地增加了人们的性禁忌、最后连说都不能说起它们了。尤其16世纪的梅毒流行，对人们的性态度产生了深远的负面影响。直到20世纪中叶，当抗生素被有效地广泛使用时，那些个性禁忌才逐渐地被束之高阁。当今，公开讨论性传播疾病又在大多数国家成为了可能。
本节概要地讨论性传播疾病的简史及其医学、社会反应。
Sexually transmitted diseases have a long history dating back to ancient times, and for thousands of years nothing could be done about them. They not only remained incurable, but ever-increasing sexual taboos eventually made them unmentionable. Especially the rapid spread of syphilis in the 16th century produced a far-reaching negative change in sexual attitudes. It was not until the middle of the 20th century, when antibiotics became widely available for an effective treatment, that the taboos gradually lifted, and today an open discussion of STDs has again become possible in most countries.
The following sections provide a brief summary of the history of STDs and the medical and social reactions to them.
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