Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Tuskegee

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the Tuskegee study?

• A) In a study by the U.S. Public Health Service, almost 400 African Americans were denied treatment for syphilis for 40 years.
• B) An unethical study was conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service on African Americans involving the effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS.
• C) Tuskegee students were purposely infected with Treponema pallidum and followed up for several years.
• D) The federally funded Public Health Service intervened in a racist medical experiment conducted on African Americans.

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