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This World War II advertisement informs the soldiers and other citizens about a new wonder drug that can cure venereal disease. The introduction of penicillin, first in limited amounts in 1943 for clinical trials and then in massive quantities by 1944 as a result of the war effort, brought about revolutionary changes in the control of infections and venereal disease. The Public Health Service together with other government agencies carried out an extensive study of the effect of penicillin in treating syphilis and gonorrhea.
c. 1944
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