In the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1932-1972),399 poor and mostly illiterate African-American sharecroppers were denied treatment for syphilis and not even told they had syphilis. What is the treatment for syphilis? Why was it unethical for the Tuskegee scientists to withhold treatment? Do you think researchers of HIV in developing countries should be required to give anti-retroviral treatment to their test subjects? Do you think HIV studies in developing countries that don't provide antiretroviral treatment to all their test subjects is comparable to the Tuskegee Syphilis study?

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The Answer of In the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1932-1972),399 poor and mostly illiterate African-American sharecroppers were denied treatment for syphilis and not even told they had syphilis. What is the treatment for syphilis? Why was it unethical for the Tuskegee scientists to withhold treatment? Do you think researchers of HIV in developing countries should be required to give anti-retroviral treatment to their test subjects? Do you think HIV studies in developing countries that don't provide antiretroviral treatment to all their test subjects is comparable to the Tuskegee Syphilis study?

In the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1932-1972),399 Poor and Mostly Illiterate