Prostitutes, Penicillin and Prophylaxis: Fighting Venereal Disease in the Commonwealth Division during the Korean War, 1950-1953
Prostitutes, Penicillin and Prophylaxis: Fighting Venereal Disease in the Commonwealth Division during the Korean War, 1950-1953
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DOI：
10.1093/shm/hkv030
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发表时间：
2015-08-01
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0.7
通讯作者：
Fitzpatrick, K. Meghan
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作者：
Fitzpatrick, K. Meghan
从历史上看，性病（VD）是军队的一个重要人力问题，朝鲜战争（1950-53）也不例外。在部署到远东的英国、澳大利亚、加拿大和新西兰军队中，性病发病率最高达到每1000人387例。感染程度远远超过第二次世界大战期间的记录。在过去的几十年里，历史学家对整个世纪的战士们的私密生活进行了详细的研究。尽管如此，朝鲜战争却很少受到关注。这篇文章是对共同富裕国家的VD经验的第一次分析。报告审查了这一问题的普遍程度，以及官员们为降低感染水平所做的努力。它还探讨了为什么性病在这个时间和地点如此流行的原因，以及为什么联邦司，特别是加拿大人，受到它的影响。
Historically, venereal disease (VD) has represented a significant manpower problem for the armed forces and the Korean War (1950-53) was no exception. Amongst British, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand troops deployed to the Far East, rates of VD peaked at 387 cases per 1,000. Levels of infection far exceeded those recorded during the Second World War. Over the past several decades, historians have explored the intimate lives of fighting men throughout the twentieth century in great detail. Be that as it may, the Korean War has received little attention. This article represents the first analysis of the Common wealth experience of VD. It examines how widespread the problem became, as well as the efforts to which officials went to reduce levels of infection. It also explores the reasons why venereal disease was so prevalent at this time and place, and why the Commonwealth Division, and the Canadians in particular, were so affected by it.