At this time he was considered the leading authority on venereal diseases , and believed that gonorrhea and syphilis were caused by a single pathogen .
Hunter was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767 .
At this time Hunter was considered the leading authority on venereal diseases , and believed that gonorrhea and syphilis were caused by a single pathogen .
Hunter was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767 .