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The subjects of Tuskegee experiment were infected with syphilis before the experiment

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The 399 men with syphilis in the study were chosen because they already had late-latent syphilis.
https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/about/index.html

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The claim that 399 men were chosen to be in the Tuskegee experiment because they already had syphilis seems to be true based on the article from the CDC you included, as well as another article published by the CDC that states, "The study initially involved 600 black men- 399 with syphilis, 201 who did not have the disease." "Fiftieth Anniversary of Uncovering the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The Story and Timeless Lessons" from the National Library of Medicine also states that 399 men with late-latent syphilis were chosen to be subjects for a study about the natural history of untreated syphilis, along with 201 men who did not have syphilis and were chosen as control subjects.

The Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee Timeline | The U.S. Public Health Service Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee | CDC

Fiftieth Anniversary of Uncovering the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The Story and Timeless Lessons - PMC

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