(About 2 % of men in both groups
contracted syphilis.)
Basically she was married,
contracted syphilis, found music to be her ultimate passion and as a consequence was determined to take opera singing lessons.
Jenkins actually was an accomplished pianist as a child who performed at the White House, but
contracted syphilis from her first husband at a time before penicillin was around to stop the infection from ruining her central nervous system.
Interestingly, this man had actually
contracted syphilis while serving in the military as a young man (Cohen tested him for antibodies to confirm).
Not exact matches
Sexually transmitted diseases have reached epidemic levels as young people have
contracted chlamydia, gonorrhoea and
syphilis.
But underneath Florence's eccentric confidence, she is haunted by the
syphilis she
contracted from her first husband decades ago; throughout the movie, Streep offers glimpses into her understanding of mortality.
The
syphilis she
contracted from her first husband on their wedding night is finally causing her fatigue some fifty years later.
It is possible to have
contracted HIV or
syphilis without even knowing it.
Women as well as men are at risk of
contracting HIV or
syphilis if they have unprotected sex.