The disease, ________, has been characterized as one of the single most important discoveries underpinning modern biological theories of abnormality.
A)general paresis
B)hysteria
C)gonorrhea
D)delirium

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General paresis, also known as neurosyphilis, is a severe neuropsychiatric disorder caused by untreated syphilis infection. The discovery that general paresis was caused by syphilis helped to establish the link between infection and mental illness, which was an important step in the development of modern biological theories of abnormality.

The Disease, ________, Has Been Characterized as One of the Single