User:Bluerasberry/Controlled Human Infection Model

The Controlled Human Infection Model is a type of clinical trial in which a research participant volunteers to become infected with some disease for the purpose of research.

Ethical issues arise when a a wealthy country finances and organizes these clinical trials in a less wealthy country.

Two commonly discussed general threshholds for risk to research participant are minimizing all risk after the infection and avoiding serious injury. Researchers typically customize other threshholds for each clinical trial.

Uses

 * Streptococcal pharyngitis
 * Tuberculosis
 * Shigella
 * Pertussis
 * Dengue
 * Coronavirus disease 2019