The Medical Sleuthing companion of Sherlock Holmes.
Who is Dr John Watson?
100
MTB primary mode of infection
What is airborne transmission?
100
A "baker's" fungi
What is Aspergillus sp?
100
Rheumatic Fever
What is Streptococcus pyogenes?
100
In the Disney classic Old Yeller, the family dog dies following a fight with a wild bear.
What is Rabies?
200
He said "Idiopathic, from the Latin meaning we're idiots cause we can't figure out what's causing it."
Who is Dr House?
200
The primary mode of infection for the "great pox" or syphilis
What is sexual transmission?
200
A "citrus" fungi
What is Penicillium sp?
200
Agent for Chicken pox and shingles
What is Varicella zoster?
200
In the 2002 season finale of the ER television series, infectious small pox agent was introduced into the emergency arena.
What is small pox (Variola major)?
300
One of the 7 founders of the Mayo clinic, brother to Charles Horace Mayo and son of William Worral Mayo.
Who is Dr William James Mayo?
300
Meningococcus and respiratory viruses are spread via this way.
What is droplet transmission?
300
A "sailor's" fungi
What is Histoplasma capsulatum
300
First turtles and now frogs...linked with salmonella outbreak in 31 states in 2009.
What is Salmonella typhimurium?
300
The disease featured in the 1993 film PHILADELPHIA starring T Hanks and D Washington.
What is AIDS/HIV?
400
A Doctor that arrives at a "diagnosis for murder"
Who is Dr Mark Sloane?
400
Cholera, Hepatitis A and Ascaris lumbricoides share this mode of infection.
What is fecal-oral transmission?
400
A "cactus'" fungi
What is Coccidoides immitis?
400
Infectious agent for Lymphogranuloma venerum
What is Chlamydia trachomatis?
400
The movie MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH based on the short story by E.A. Poe features this disease.
What is the plague?
500
A prominent American Microbiologist recognized for her work with streptococcus serological classification based on carbohydrate make up of bacterial antigen found in their cell walls.
Who is Dr Rebecca Craighill Lancefield.
500
Malaria and Lyme's Disease
What is vector borne transmission?
500
A "home invader's" fungi
What is Stachybotrys sp.?
500
Causative agent of Yaws
What is Treponema pertenue?
500
In the 1959 version of Ben Hur, the disease that plagued the mother and sister of the Hur family.