Can you diagnose me?
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Oh baby!
I couldn't come up with a category but thought these facts were cool
100

This tick borne illness is often initially characterized as a bullseye rash, followed by facial palsy and swollen joints.

What is lyme disease?

100

This cosmetic procedure involves injection of a neurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum.

What is botox?

100

Osteoblasts and osteoclasts are cell types within the body that are constantly remodeling this anatomical structure.

What is bone?

100

A newborn's skull contains six of these regions, often referred to as "soft spots."

What is a fontanelle?

100

This cellular organ, often considered the “powerhouse of the cell” is often thought to come originally from bacteria.

What is mitochondria?

200

Squeezing the muscles of the calf typically causes your foot to plantar flex, unless you have a rupture of this structure. 

What is the Achilles' Tendon?

200

This class of chemotherapeutic medications, including Cisplatin, Carboplatin and Oxaloplatin, prevent DNA elongation by using this metallic element as part of their chemical structure.

What is platinum?

200

This vertebrae at the top of your spine is named after a mighty titan from Greek mythology known for carrying the world.

Who is Atlas?

200

Babies are given a vaccine for this disease, the most contagious virus which can linger for up to two hours in an area, infecting 9 out of 10 unvaccinated, close contacts.

What is measles?

200

You should have a detector for this highly toxic gas, which turns flesh red and is often used to make grocery store meat appear fresher. 

What is carbon monoxide?

300

Nine structures including the median nerve pass through this narrow passageway, tightening of which can often cause radiating pass into the hand. 

What is carpal tunnel?

300

This medication originated from willow tree bark, which people chewed for medicinal effects; it is used to reduce fever and relieve pain but should not be given to children.

What is Aspirin?

300

Called the "Anatomical ______ Box," this area at the base of your thumb was historically used to hold powered tobacco?

What is Snuff?

300

Because scientists are dorks, one of the most studied genes is developmental biology was named after this  character.

Who is Sonic Hedgehog?

300

In developing countries, fewer people have autoimmune diseases which is thought to be because of infection from this, also the name of a 2019 Korean film. 

What is paracite?

(Particularly Helminths are hypothesized to decrease the incidence of autoimmune diseases)

400

This virus lays dormant in sensory nerves in the body before reemerging decades later, typically showing symptoms on a stripe on the body. 

What is shingles?


@Tommy get vaccinated

400

Most humans have been exposed to at least one strain of this family of viruses, which includes chicken pox, mono, HSV1, shingles, and four others. 

What is Herpes?

400

According to standard anatomical classification, this region of the body contains twenty muscles.

What is the forearm?

(If the person says "arm" they need to point to just the forearm)

400

Nursemaid's elbow is a common condition in young children, where this forearm bone is subluxed from the annual ligament after a tug on the arm.

What is the radius?

400

The brain of this animal is known for its enlarged temporal lobes, used for memory, complex social cognition, infrasound communication and spatial mapping.

What is an elephant?

500

In children, exposure to this can cause changes in mood, irritability, decreased attentiveness, and sudden global brain dysfunction.

What is lead?

500

What is cocaine?

500

Sensory or motor areas of the brain are shown in this distorted human figure, with larger areas representing body parts with greater cortical representation.

What is the homunculus?

500

This structure’s failure to detach more than 14 days after birth may indicate an underlying immunodeficiency.

What is the umbilical cord?

500

People are often concerned about contracting Salmonella from raw cookie dough, when they should equally be concerned about bacteria from this ingredient.

What is flour?