At some point in the 20th century, the affliction known as “venereal disease” – named after the Roman goddess of love, Venus – was altered to the more medically sound “sexually transmitted disease” ...

Also known as "the clap", gonorrhoea is spread through unprotected oral, vaginal or anal sex. Gargling with Listerine may cure gonorrhoea, says a study In the 19th century, before the advent of ...