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(1908)

Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890), sometimes named incorrectly as John Merrick, was an Englishman with severe deformities who was exhibited as a human curiosity named the Elephant Man.

The exact cause of Merrick's deformities is unclear. The dominant theory throughout much of the 20th century was that Merrick suffered from neurofibromatosis type I. In 1986, a new theory emerged that he had Proteus syndrome. In 2001, it was proposed that Merrick had suffered from a combination of neurofibromatosis type I and Proteus syndrome.

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Roman vaginal speculum coming from Pompeii.
Naples Museum.

“Parrots and Fruit with Other Birds and a Squirrel,” created between 1710 and 1724, part of the Yale Center for British Art’s Paul Mellon Collectionby Tobias Stranover

'The easy girlfriend', poster, England, 1943-1944

Venereal diseases or sexually transmitted infections as they are known today were a big problem during the Second World War, posing a constant threat to the fighting strength of troops. The main venereal diseases, syphilis and gonorrhoea, were potentially very serious. Left untreated syphilis could result in blindness, insanity, paralysis and death.

This striking poster was part of an anti-VD campaign in 1943-1944 and warns of the easy girlfriend who can spread disease. It was designed by Reginald Mount (1906-79), an artist who produced a number of wartime posters for the British Ministry of Information.

Place made: Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

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