Medical Meanings: Names of Diseases

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1. This medical condition is not a single disease but a group of about two hundred diseases. The name of which group of diseases means "crab"? arthritis impetigo cancer plague

2. The name of this disease comes from a Greek word which means "scaly". It is also known by the eponym, "Hansen's disease". plague leprosy shingles scurvy

3. Smallpox was named "small" to distinguish it from the "great" pox. Which disease was the "great pox"? syphilis gonorrhoea chicken pox bubonic plague

4. The name of which sexually transmitted disease was derived from the title of a poem by Dr Girolamo Fracastoro? syphilis herpes gonorrhoea chlamydia

5. Which disease is not caused by "bad air" as its name implies but by microscopic animal parasites? halitosis diarrhoea asthma malaria

6. The correct medical terminology for this disease is parotitis (an infection of the parotid glands). What is its common name? parrot fever whooping cough mumps glandular fever

7. Which of the following diseases has a name which does NOT mean "red"? scarlatina (scarlet fever) rubella (German measles) leprosy rubeola (measles)

8. This disease derives its name from another disease because the two diseases are very alike. It is commonly transmitted via contaminated food and water. It can also be transmitted by people who have not suffered the disease but are carriers of the bacteria which causes it. typhoid botulism cholera polio

9. The name of which viral disease means "to creep" in Greek, referring to the way this skin eruption spreads around the body? impetigo eczema psoriasis herpes

10. The correct medical term for this disease is varicella. What is its common name? chickenpox mumps measles whooping cough