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100
This person is credited with the invention of the first vaccine
Who is Edward Jenner?
100
This disease commonly uses a mosquito as a vector
What is malaria?
100
This is what "UTI" stands for
What is Urinary Tract Infection?
100
This is the number of bones in the human body
What is 206?
100
This is the common name for the acute, infectious disease Varicella. It most often infects children and creates many, itchy pustules
What is the chickenpox?
200
This ancient Greek physician is often known as the founder of medicine and has a famous oath named after him
Who is Hippocrates?
200
This disease is the reason why our milk is fortified with vitamin D.
What is Rickets?
200
The majority of medical jargon is created from these two languages
What are Greek and Latin?
200
This is the universal donor blood type
What is O Negative?
200
This component of your eye is responsible for your ability to see color
What are the cones?
300
This virus is responsible for the most devastating pandemic in world history which occurred in 1918
What is Influenza?
300
This is the type of cancer that causes the most deaths in the United States
What is lung cancer?
300
If a patient is on dialysis, this is the type of physician they consult with.
What is a nephrologist?
300
Dopamine, serotonin, and acetylcholine are all examples of this type of endogenous chemical in the nervous system
What is a neurotransmitter?
300
This is the most common cause of death for children between the ages of 1-18 in the United States
What is accidents (unintentional injuries)?
400
These cells became the first immortalized cell line and have been invaluable to medical research
What are HeLa cells?
400
This virus is characteristically known for causing chronic liver disease
What is Hepatitis C?
400
This is the term for generalized swelling caused by the collection of excess watery fluids in the tissues
What is edema?
400
This is the optimal pH for the enzyme pepsin to become active
What is 1.5-2.5?
400
This body temperature is the threshold for a heat stroke
What is 105 degrees Fahrenheit?
500
In ancient times, these four humors were thought to be the metabolic agents of the human body
What are blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm?
500
Approximately 90% of people in the United States are exposed to this virus which is associated with infections of the oral cavity
What is Herpes (Herpes Simplex 1)?
500
This is the actual term for a heart attack
What is myocardial infarction?
500
Insulin is produced within these types of cells in this organ
What are beta cells in the pancreas?
500
Without a sufficient amount of B12, your body cannot make enough of these types of cells
What are red blood cells?