Disease AKA names
The Rona
What is SARS-CoV2 or coronavirus?
Meningococcal disease
What disease does Neisseria meningitidis cause?
Inactivated poliovirus vaccine developed
When is 1952?
EXTRA: Who did it? And where was he/she born?
Broad Street, London 1854
When was the famous UK cholera outbreak?
Orchitis
What can mumps cause?
Pott's disease
What is Tuberculosis of the spine?
Impetigo
What does Streptococcus pyogenes or Group A strep cause?
Discovery of Penicillin, world's first antibiotic
When is 1928?
Extra: By whom and where?
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, PA 1976
When was the first reported Legionnaires outbreak?
Spasms of swallowing muscles
What can rabies cause?
Beaver Fever
What is giardia?
Listeria
What does Listeria monocytogenes cause?
WHO certified global eradication of smallpox
When was 1980?
Extra: when was the last naturally occurring case?
West Africa, 2013-2016
When was the most recent Ebola epidemic?
Contraction of facial muscles
What can tetanus cause?
The Great Imitator
What is syphillis?
Plague
What does Yersinia pestis cause?
First International Health Regulations agreed between WHO member states
When is 1969?
Global - starting in Kansas, USA 1918-1920
When was the Great Influenza pandemic? (or Spanish flu)
Extra: What was the strain?
Droopy eyelids
What can Botulism cause?
Woolsorter's disease
What is Anthrax?
Psittacosis
What does Chlamydia psittaci cause?
Pasteurisation developed
When was 1864?
Extra: Who formalised the process and on what substance?
Europe, 1346-1353
When was the bubonic plague pandemic? (or Black Death)
Mouth ulcers
What is Hand, foot and mouth disease?