| Hint | Description | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | Contagious disease that killed about 10,000 in Africa in 2013–2015 | Ebola | 90%
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| R | Commonly caused by bat or dog bites | Rabies | 89%
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| A | Decreased capacity of the blood to carry oxygen often causedby iron deficiency | Anemia | 85%
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| B | One of the three types of plague | {Bubonic} Plague | 85%
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| O | Symptoms of this disorder could include repeatedly washing one's handsor checking if the door is locked | Obsessive CompulsiveDisorder | 82%
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| J | Yellowing of the skin | Jaundice | 81%
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| V | Can make it seem like things are spinning when they are not | Vertigo | 77%
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| G | Disease of kings that often affects the big toe | Gout | 70%
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| I | An outbreak of this in 1918 killed about 3% of the world population | Influenza | 69%
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| U | Break in the lining of the stomach: Peptic _____ | Ulcer | 69%
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| C | Tingling in the wrist often caused by repetitive mouse and keyboard actions | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 68%
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| Y | Another mosquito-borne tropical fever | {Yellow} Fever | 67%
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| F | Loosely-defined chronic pain syndrome | {Fibro}myalgia | 66%
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| P | This disease is nearly eradicated, now endemic in onlyPakistan and Afghanistan | Polio | 66%
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| Q | A paralysis of all four limbs | Quadriplegia | 64%
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| M | Common name for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy | Mad Cow | 61%
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| D | Mosquito-borne tropical fever | {Dengue} Fever | 60%
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| S | Reactivation of the chicken pox virus later in life | Shingles | 60%
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| N | Inability to control sleep-wake cycles | Narcolepsy | 57%
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| T | Infectious bacterial disease formerly known as consumption | Tuberculosis | 55%
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| Z | Mosquito-borne tropical illness that can cause children to be born with small heads | {Zika} Virus | 55%
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| H | Inflammation of the liver that can be caused by viruses or alcoholism | Hepatitis | 54%
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| L | Also known as tetanus, it causes extreme muscle spasms | Lockjaw | 35%
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| W | Mosquito-borne virus named for a river | {West} {Nile} Virus | 34%
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| K | Illness where blood vessels become inflamed; named for a Japanese doctor | {Kawasaki} Disease | 21%
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| X | Genetic condition of having an extra male chromosome | XYY Syndrome | 18%
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