The Guatemalan Case, Guatemalans Vs Johns Hopkins University

The Guatemalan Case In the lawsuit â€Å"Guatemalans vs Johns Hopkins University† over 800 Guatemalans were deliberately infected with sexually transmitted diseases and then treated with penicillin in an experiment to see if this antibiotic would work in treating these diseases. Researchers from John Hopkins School of Medicine infected kids in an orphanage, prisoners and mental health patients without their knowledge with syphilis and gonorrhea. These experiments happened from 1945 to 1656 but were not discovered until 2010. In the article it talks about how the experiment was kept a secret and did not publish any findings on whether the penicillin worked or not, probably because it was unsuccessful. It also talked about how the Guatemalans that were infected and then treat were not given follow up care nor information on what they were infected with. Many of the victims of these experiments went on living there lives with no idea what the institution had done to them. They li ved with the effects of these diseases and passed these things on to sexual partners and to their children. Although about 1,500 people were infected during the experiment many have passed away. In the article, it goes on to talk about a little girl who lived in an orphanage and at nine years old she was called to the infirmary where several doctors including one Guatemalan doctor, she was infected with syphilis. Many of the Guatemalans lived their lives without knowing the truth. These acts were similarShow MoreRelatedThe And Johns Hopkins University1065 Words   |  5 PagesIn the lawsuit â€Å"Guatemalans vs Johns Hopkins University† over 800 Guatemalans were deliberately infected with sexually transmitted diseases and then treated with penicillin in an experiment to see if this antibiotic would work in treating these diseases. Researchers from John Hopkins School of Medicine infected kids in an orphanage, prisoners and mental health patients without their knowledge with syphilis and gonorrhea. These experiments happened from 1945 to 1656 but were not discovered until 2010Read MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesSouthern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political Autobiography Allida M. Black, ed., Modern American Queer History Eric