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So I had cholera. I was in a cholera study at the University of Maryland for a week. Read a lot of sci fi, played ping pong and drank fluids with electrolytes.
by CalChris 2y ago
So I had cholera.
I was in a cholera study at the University of Maryland for a week. Read a lot of sci fi, played ping pong and drank fluids with electrolytes. There is a first phase which is uncomfortable but otherwise, as the docs said, cholera is a piece of cake if treated with hydration.
- throwaway4220 2y agoWhoa! I didn't know you could do such studies on humans this day and age. Were you compensated handsomely?
- plorkyeran 2y agohttps://eukaryotewritesblog.com/2024/10/21/i-got-dysentery-so-you-dont-have-to/ https://eukaryotewritesblog.com/2024/10/21/i-got-dysentery-s... is a writeup of a similar trial that hit HN recently. That person got $4000 for 10 days.
- foxyv 2y agoYup, they are called Human Challenge Studies. Compensation is typically modest. Most participants are students at universities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_challenge_study https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_challenge_study