Today’s Infectious Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
In 1895, New York pediatrician Henry Heiman infected a 4-year-old boy whom he called “an idiot with chronic epilepsy” with gonorrhea as part of a medical experiment.
Culled from: EMR Services Of Canada Blog
Generously submitted by: twistedprincess69
Gott love that old medical terminology for the mentally ill. Idiot, moron, imbecile…