General Rare Disease
This many Americans have a Rare Disease
What is 30 million?
NORD was founded...
When is 1983
Rare Disease Day is on...
What is February 29th?
One in this many people is born with DMD
What is 1 in 5000?
There are this many species of zebra
What is 3?
The United States partners with this organization to support Rare Diseases
What is NORD
The Mascot for Rare Disease Day is
What is a Zebra
Because DMD is an X-linked condition it primarily impacts what group of people...
Zebras skin is this color with this color stripes...
What is black with white stripes?
As of right now there are this many Rare Diseases known
What is 7,000-10,000
This legislative act was passed in the United States in 1983 to provide financial incentives for the development of treatments for rare conditions
The first year Rare Disease Day was celebrated
What is 2008?
About this many of all DMD cases occur due to a brand-new genetic mutation with no prior family history (a fraction)
What is 1/3?
Zebras can run this many miles per hour...
What is 40mph?
This percent of rare diseases are genetic...
What is 80%?
"RDI" stands for what in international rare disease advocacy...
What is Rare Diseases International
Over this many countries Rare Disease Day is celebrated
People with DMD typically develop symptoms at this age...
A group of zebras are called this...
What is a dazzle?
What percent of Rare Diseases have an FDA-approved treatment option...
What is 5%?
To bridge the gap between regulatory approval and everyday clinical reality, the FDA partners with NORD to host what distinct, informal initiatives for the rare community?
What are patient listening sessions
Why is Rare Disease Day Celebrated on Leap Day?
The DMD gene holds the record as the largest known human gene, spanning this many million base pairs on the X chromosome
What is over 2 million (2.4)?
What is to deter bugs?