Facts
What do viruses do to people to really damage them?
They head for the brain where it blocks the nerve signals that cause swallowing. Then swallowing begins to hurt simultaneously.
In 1921 Fleming discovered the germ-killing chemical in mucus. How did he make this breakthrough?
One day Fleming had a cold and snot from his runny nose fell on some germs and killed them
What is medicine that helps cure bacterial diseases?
Anti-biotics
Define "Sneezing, runny-nose, and sore-throat" as a disease.
Common cold
Which one is Nick Arnold: Illustrator of Author
Author
What is pus made of?
Dead bacteria and cells
In 1894 a team of scientists from Robert Koch's Institute went to Hong Kong to find the (what)?
The Plague
What is raw penicillin?
A rare type of mold
Define "Fear of water, mad dribbling" as a disease.
Rabies
lucky!
You lose 200 if you are losing! and if you're winning you still lose 200
Where in the body are blood cells made?
Bone marrow
The Italian scientist Fillipo Pacini described finding the cholera germ in the guts of victims as early as (what)?
1854
What did people do back then to help cure Plague?
Rub toad's blood all over your body
Define "Coughing blood, snotty phlegm" as a disease.
Tuberculosis
quick! what's (1!)(1!)(1!)(1!)(1!)(1!)
1
What do you call an antibody that are from a person or animal that had a disease?
Antitoxin
In a village during 1665, a (what) was sent from the city of London to them when there was the Plague over in London?
A bundle of Plague-infested cloth
What did people do back then to help cure Typhoid fever? (hint: you egghead--quite literally)
Shave your head
Define "Violent coughing, boils on the skin" as a disease.
Plague
Lucky!
You can choose: 400 points or 100 points along with another turn right after!
In Senegal, Africa, what happens if a person gets bitten by a dog? (hint: it's a mad idea!)
They cut the dog's head off and send it to the hospital for testing!
What did Gunnar Kaasen do on the February 1st?
He raced through the blizzard
What do people do to help cure Cholera? (hint: wiggly worm)
Cover the body with blood-sucking leeches
Define "Fever, headache, vomiting, and rash on skin" as a disease. (Hint: MIB like the movie but it's MIG)
Meningitis
Quick math! What's 9x9-9+9-9+9-9+9-9+9-9+9?
81