History
This man is known for discovering penicillin in 1928
Alexander fleming
"This disease, caused by a virus, is characterized by a red rash and fever and is preventable by vaccination."
"What is measles?"
Marketed as a children's fever medicine with the slogan "For little hotheads," which brand of the over-the-counter pain reliever acetaminophen was introduced in 1955?
Tylenol
Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital was the fictional workplace on what TV drama series, whose title character was played by Hugh Laurie?
House
This doctor is credited with developing the first vaccine for rabies in 1885."
Who is Louis Pasteur
Alzheimer's disease is the most common diagnosis of what broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember?
Dementia
Which anti-malarial drug is extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree?
Quinine
"Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" and the better-known "Seven Nation Army" are songs from the 2003 album "Elephant" by what colorfully-named rock band?
The White Stripes
This ancient Egyptian physician is often called the 'father of medicine' and was the author of the 'Hippocratic Oath.'"
"Who is Hippocrates?"
"This highly contagious viral infection causes blisters, fever, and body aches, and is often associated with cold sores."
"What is herpes simplex?"
A patient with type 1 diabetes may have a wearable device that automatically delivers the medicine that helps keep their blood sugar in check, which is necessary for their survival. The technical name is “continuous subcutaneous insulin therapy,” but what’s the common term for the device?
Insulin Pump
In what religion is a book of the dead called the "Bardo Thodol" read to the dying to help them prepare for a favorable rebirth?
Buddhism
First published in 1858, the textbook was based on dissections performed on unclaimed corpses. Its name was later used for a medical tv drama.
Gray's Anatomy
"This disease, caused by a bacterium, can result in severe lung infections and is commonly spread through coughing or sneezing."
"What is tuberculosis?"
This broad-spectrum antibiotic is often prescribed for respiratory infections and works by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis.
amoxicillin
What disease of the endocrine system affects 21 million Americans have & 6 million of them don't know it?
Diabetes
After receiving his PhD in biophysics from Harvard University in 1967, Mario Capecchi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2007 for creating variants of what lab animals with certain genes turned off?
Mice
In the US, basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of what type of cancer?
Skin cancer
What is the active ingredient in over-the-counter painkillers such as Advil and Nuprin?
Ibuprofen
Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for excessive what?
sweating