| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| viral infection of the liver(commondly A,B, C) | hepatitis | 84%
|
| viral cause of AIDS | HIV | 83%
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| common tropical mosquito born parasite | malaria | 74%
|
| human illness causing virus which has been erradicated | smallpox | 67%
|
| fatal viral infection causing periodic epidemics in parts of Africa | Ebola | 53%
|
| childhood virus causing swollen salivary glands | mumps | 46%
|
| "the consumption" | Tuberculosis | 40%
|
| causes a "bull's eye" rash | Lyme | 31%
|
| common bacterial casue of severe sore thhroat | Streptococcus | 28%
|
| "breakbone fever" | dengue | 18%
|
| genus of bacteria that causes typhoid | Salmonella | 18%
|
| type of micorbe which causes "jock itch" | yeast | 13%
|
| "kissing disease" | infectious mononucleosis | 8%
|
| 1st noted to cause epidemic of pneumonia among veterans in Philadelphia | Legionnaire's Disease | 7%
|
| type of meningitis associated with contaminated steroid injections | fungal | 4%
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