Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Syphilis is

• a bacterial infection that is transmitted sexually and can be cured with an antibiotic

• a viral infection that is very contagious and transmitted sexually

• an infection that can be prevented with a vaccine

True or False? Only men participated in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study ?

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False? All of the men who participated in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study were poor and infected with syphilis.

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False? The men did not give consent to the medical researchers to examine them and use their information in a study.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which part of the sentence is false? The men who participated in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study gave consent to the medical researchers to examine them and use their information in the study. They were informed about syphilis, the cause of the disease and the cure. In exchange for their participation, the men were offered free medical care, free meals and insurance for their burials.

• The men were offered free medical care, free meals and insurance for their burials.

• The men gave consent to the medical researchers.

• The men were informed about syphilis, the cause of the disease and the cure.

• The men were informed about treatments.