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Left: The syphilitic chancre of a female psychiatric subject who was exposed to syphilis twice and after some treatment passed away. Right: Lawsuit plaintiff Frederico Ramos, age 91, sits on the porch of his son's house in San Agustín Acasaguastlán, Guatemala, Sept. 3, 2016.

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  Seventy years ago, American researchers infected Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea, then left without treating them. Their families are still waiting for help.