PHL 204 Study Guide - Chancre, Lumbar Puncture, Institutional Review Board
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The tuskegee syphilis study: three stages of acquired syphilis, primary syphilis: Chancres go away, though they are often internal lesions. But lesions can cause major damage to cardiac and/or neurological system. 1909: erlich and hata invent salvarsan (a combination of heavy metals to treat syphilis) 1929: boeck and bruusgaard question whether it"s better than no treatments at all. 2 white girls accuse 9 black boys raped them. Doctors said there was no way it happened. The right to adequate council came from this. Also, after this, juries had to be integrated. But the role of racism in the tuskegee experiment is unclear. An experiment in nature of 399 men in macon co. al. Research funded by us public health service in cooperation with the tuskegee institute. 1941-1945: scientists ensure that subjects won"t get drafted and this won"t get penicillin and/or die in battle. 1946: penicillin becomes widely available, but tuskegee subjects aren"t given it.
