The terrible Tuskege experiment against syphilis

The Tuskegee experiment is one of the most enlightening evidence that human cruelty has no limits.This clinical study appears between 1932 and 1972 was honored to the title "Turk's head." The story you are going to read It will seem like science fiction but it is not.Of course it is not.

The Tuskegee experiment: the inoculation of syphilis in an illiterate population of Alabama

For most of the century XX, the black population remained in a situation of semi-slavery.They were the ones who performed the worst jobs, had no right to education and were completely marginalized from Caucasian citizenship.

Therefore, Dr.Taliaferro, creator of the experiment, did not have no scruple when recruiting more than half a thousand men to perform what was supposed to be a chance to get r free health. All these patients were never informed that they were undergoing an experiment to find out if syphilis medications (very aggressive at that time) were really useful or if their effects secondary schools outweighed their benefits .

For this, he chose 400 people from the black population already sick with syphilis, but he needed a control group so he chose another 200 with the promise of offering them health free.It goes without saying that all these men signed an involuntary consent since none of them knew how to read.

Those infected did not even know they had syphilis, but were made to believe they had "bad blood", colloquial title that was used in Alabama among illiterate citizens to refer to some diseases such as anemia or syphilis due to ignorance of medical terms and etymology.

The development of the experiment and the beginning of the end of it to experimentation with humans without informed consent

During the first decade, the experiments took place normally, leaving several dead and new infected on the way.The most cruel milestone came with the discovery of penicillin , since although it became the best treatment against syphilis, medical staff continued to perform experiments with another medication that brought serious side effects, including multi-organ failure .In fact, patients were advised to that they undergo penicillin treatments to have a free way to experiment with them.

In 1972 it came to an end due to a leak of the press.By that time, the Tuskegee experiment had caused the death of 28 people with syphilis, 100 medical complications linked to treatments, 40 women infected (were previously healthy) and 20 unborn children with the disease.

Possibly, this was the most experiment terrible realized in humans in peacetime in the twentieth century.It was labeled "the most infamous biomedical research in the history of the United States" .In 1979 the Belmont report appeared as well as the creation of a new advice that limited the possibilities of experimentation with humans.

Did not know the research that played with the mind and organism of their patients? Discover these 3 psychological experiments that went too far.

Images: TheAdviseShowTV, cdc, kalinwlsn.

Comments

They say your cat doesn't love you? LOVES YOU!

The pitched battle between worshipers of one kind or another is endless.The side that turns in favor of dogs ensures that dogs, no doubt, are better companions than their feline counterpart, and why? Let's see if these fundamentals are familiar to you: “Cats are cold and interested.” “Do you see their looks? I think they plan to kill the humans.”And to give the final thrust, without being fit with a pity, the fans of the hounds conclude that your cat simply does not love you.Yes, no more.

The psychological reasons that lead people to join a sect

The sects are polemic organizations that distance themselves from traditional doctrines and cover themselves in secrecy and secrecy, regarding those who do not belong to it.They are often denounced by all kinds of psychological and physical abuse, so it is difficult to imagine why someone would even consider joining one.However, they still exist throughout the world, and people continue to join these groups.Find out what motivates those who join sects. Why do people decide to join a sect? From sects like Masons to more common groups like Rotarians or even political parties, people often They seek to join groups looking for feelings of friendship, connections, identity and the opportunity to make a contribution to the world. Cults can take many forms. They can be religious or racial in nature, politi cas or mystical, self-help or pseudo-psychological, but they have distinctive characteristics. They always ask for exclusive dedication or devotion to an explicit person or...

3 strange addictions that will leave you ice cream

In Science Daily Online we have investigated in many occasions rare and really curious addictions.In this new entry, we show you strange addictions that some people may have (not suitable for sensitive).Keep reading! Let's start, what is an addiction? The addiction can be defined as the strong and harmful need to have a daily life with a behavior or have a great interest in something . Sometimes, people have cravings that psychologists cannot accept as real additions.Although these "obsessions" are not listed in a diagnostic manual, Here are some of the rarest addictions that exist. 3 super strange addictions! 1.Eat human ashes A woman who eats the ashes of her cremated husband is one of the people with the rare addiction that is known the well-known English program “M i strange addiction ”(you can watch the episode-> here.) In the program she looks like the widow, sad for the death of her husband, carries her ashes everywhere.In an oversight, a ...

Anhedonia, when life loses its meaning

Imagine that, little by little, your days are fading like a glass that is fogging and that does not let you see what is behind it.You could clean it, pass your hand and set aside the darkness to see how the day dawns. But you don't feel like it . Try to think what your daily work would be like if you no longer find taste of food , if just sitting down to eat already It will not stimulate you.And even more.Imagine a life in which little by little, you lose the desire to meet people, to love, to look in the eyes and fall in love. Sex Stop pleasing you and no caress stimulates you.The wind no longer brings you pleasant smells, and the music does not relax you or make you vibrate...Now tell us, do you think it is possible to live like this? Everything described above has a name: anhedonia or the inability to feel pleasure. Today in Science Daily Online we talk about it. When life loses its positive side: the anhedonia To live is to surround ourselves with stimuli,...

The mystery of the giant Siberian crater

It was in July 2014.A helicopter flew over the western part of Siberia, specifically in an area of Yamal, when, suddenly, they distinguished something strange.Something had appeared out of nowhere and seemed to open its jaws from a quiet white stage.It was a crater, a gigantic abyss 60 meters in diameter and about 50 meters deep. What was its origin? What had caused such a hole in the middle of that cold and desolate area ? The news then began to spread through the media around the world, awakening all kinds of theories, from those based on a possible extraterrestrial origin, to those of those who thought, calmly and serenely, that it was best to descend inside the crater and initiate the relevant investigations. We explain to you what conclusions have been reached. The crater that emerged from nowhere In less than Half a year, three expeditions were carried out.The first two were unable to provide objective data, since the expeditions that were carried out could not f...

The real reason why babies cry at night

All of us who have been parents know that the first months of the baby are usually the most intense and exhausting, among other things because the nights of continuous sleep are interrupted for a good time, at least until the baby gets used to sleeping run and in another room, as many pediatricians recommend.And also because you know that it is very stressful when babies cry at night. Here we talk about the reasons that usually explain this crying, along with a new and controversial hypothesis. The real reason why babies cry at night The traditional reasons used to explain why babies cry at night can be summed up in four causes: 1.Sleep dynamics In the first months, the baby goes from a two-phase sleep cycle (active sleep and quiet sleep), to the adult, five-phase ; this transition can generate alterations in the infant, and crying on waking. 2.Hambre Even feeding them well with breast or some replacement of breast milk, especially during the first months , it is likely ...

"I'm dead," Cotard's terrifying syndrome

It may be that when you read the title of this article, you have felt deeply intrigued.Do people who see themselves as authentic zombies, walking corps without life and even without soul? Indeed, it is possible, according to the doctors, it is the strangest disease that exists, but also the most desperate and sad. We will give you the example of a person, a man of just over 50 years that one day, for no apparent reason, he had the firm conviction that he had died.If he told his family and his doctors.No stimulus was of interest to him, he no longer needed to eat and looked like his body, little by little , he was corrupting himself.Why did he continue in the world of the living, if all he was already a mass of lifeless flesh? Nor did he find any sense to follow the treatment offered by the doctors.Could you give your brain treatment if you "no longer had a brain"? As you can see, realities like that, despite being surprising, offer us the reflection of the most despera...

30 Tips for using less plastic | Guide to be more eco friendly

You go to the supermarket and ask for a plastic bag, they charge you, but the price is more than economical.While you walk home with that unique texture in your hands, that news about a dead whale from overdose comes to your mind of plastic bags.His stomach was the organic version of the bag containing bags at home.Your limbs are heavy, your soul is heavy.The corpse of a bird invaded by small pieces of plastic that he had swallowed, asphyxiated turtles for a little candle that you use to sip your delicious milkshakes...Now it seems impossible, but you can avoid it and use less plastic to be more eco friendly .You just need a little extra motivation of that they give you the best phrases of life , those that change your perspective and your mood.One of them: «Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything»-George Bernard Sh aw.Come on, you can! We advance it to you already, the change towards eco friendly life is not easy, it i...

Sleeping a baby in just a few seconds, impossible?

If you are already a father or you are going to have a child, you are probably worried about the fact that your baby sleeps or does not sleep well at night.I am sure that he is not the first who spends sleepless night because he cannot sleep at a baby. That if...how would you feel if you knew you could sleep your baby in just a few seconds? It would be amazing, right? Well, today you will discover an infallible technique, at least for the stepfather that we are going to present today.Will it work for you too? Sleeping a baby in just a few seconds, impossible? Babies may not want to sleep for many reasons .Perhaps they suffer from insomnia, they may have eaten too much, something hurts, they have already slept too much or suffer some kind of discomfort that is preventing them from reconciling the I dream.Most of these discomforts manifest them crying. The fact of being tired from work, and finding our son who does not want to sleep and who we do not know what happens to him, c...

The "Devil Tree" in New Jersey: Chilling!

In Science Daily Online we have brought you several stories about haunted houses, without the haunted bridge of Avon or even the mysterious forest of Transylvania with its unique portal to the evil.They are, without a doubt, scenarios out of the ordinary in which it is locked, in turn, stories as strange as dramatic in most cases. Now, what would you think if we told you that there are also haunted trees in whose crackling branches loaded with years and resin, does the supernatural also hide? That's right, and one of the most mythical trees within this phenomenology is undoubtedly the Somerset Devil Tree, in New Jersey. Ready to know its incredible history? The mysterious tree on the hill of Somerset The tree itself does not attract special attention.It is an oak , an old oak that It rises in sinister loneliness and rocked by the wind, on a hill in Somerset County, New Jersey.From there, it glimpses the horizon like a weird wood cutting the landscape with its blac...

Science Daily Online

Search This Blog