Why some people are volunteering to be infected with diseases
www.bbc.com
Scientists are turning to a controversial approach to test new vaccines and treatments by deliberately infecting volunteers with potentially deadly viruses, parasites and bacteria.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2025-01-02 02:11:56+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: There are highly controversial “human challenge” trials where volunteers are deliberately infected with deadly parasites, bacteria, and diseases. It was taboo for decades due to past studies in the 1940s. Now, there are more human challenge trials as it is faster than safer methods.