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Rare Diseases Trivia Quiz

A grab bag of guestions on rare diseases. All questions will be multiple choice.

A multiple-choice quiz by vikan. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
vikan

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
38,456

Updated
Dec 27 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
4005

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mushroom Picker's disease affects which part of the body? Hint

Hands

Gastrointestinal tract

Feet

Respiratory tract

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dengue fever is also known by which name? Hint

Breakbone fever

Rust fever

Otto fever

Trench fever

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these is a disease that results from repeated trauma from surfboards? Hint

Surfer's nodules

Surfboard lumps

Hawaiian disease

Fibro disease

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Question 4 of 10

4. Pneumatic hammer disease is which of these? Hint

Vasospastic disease of the hands

A spastic paralysis of the arms

A joint disease of the elbows

Edema of the brain stem

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Question 5 of 10

5. Maple syrup urine disease is caused by which of these options? Hint

A defect in metabolism

Infestation of flies

Ingestion of tree bark

Contact with infected soil

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Question 6 of 10

6. Elevator disease affects which part of the body? Hint

Feet

Respiratory tract

Legs

Central nervous system

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Question 7 of 10

7. Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is better known by what name? Hint

Lorenzo's oil disease

Canavan disease

Alexander disease

Krabbes disease

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Question 8 of 10

8. Knight's disease is an infection of which part of the body? Hint

The lungs

The brain

The perianal area

The bladder

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Question 9 of 10

9. Kuru, a chronic, progressive, and fatal neurological disease can only be found in which region? Hint

South America

India

Africa

New Guinea

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Question 10 of 10

10. Yellow fever is caused by the bite of which creature? Hint

tick

louse

fly

mosquito

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mushroom Picker's disease affects which part of the body?

Answer: Respiratory tract

This is an allergic respiratory disease caused by working with moldy compost.

2. Dengue fever is also known by which name?

Answer: Breakbone fever

Breakbone fever, so called because of severe joint pain, is a disease of the tropics and semitropics, carried by the Aedes mosquito.

3. Which of these is a disease that results from repeated trauma from surfboards?

Answer: Surfer's nodules

Surfer's nodules, or knots, consist of hyperplastic, fibrosing granulomas occurring over bony prominences of the feet and legs of surfers.

4. Pneumatic hammer disease is which of these?

Answer: Vasospastic disease of the hands

This disease is caused by prolonged trauma from the use of pneumatic hammers.

5. Maple syrup urine disease is caused by which of these options?

Answer: A defect in metabolism

Maple syrup urine disease is a amino acid metabolic defect, resulting in mental and physical retardation. The urine of people affected has the odor of maple syrup, giving the illness its common name.

6. Elevator disease affects which part of the body?

Answer: Respiratory tract

Elevator disease is a form of occupational pneumoconiosis affecting people who work in grain elevators.

7. Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is better known by what name?

Answer: Lorenzo's oil disease

All of the above choices are types of leukodystrophies. ALD is an inherited disorder of fatty acid metabolism and results in progressive dysfunction of CNS white matter and the adrenal cortex function. A movie, "Lorenzo's Oil", was made about Lorenzo Odone's diagnosis of ALD, and his parents' fight to stop the progression of the disease. I know a young man with this disease, from an apparently normal four year old, he has progressed to a 20 year old who is blind and completely paralyzed. Although it is difficult to communicate with him, it appears his mental ability has not been affected.

8. Knight's disease is an infection of which part of the body?

Answer: The perianal area

Knight's disease is a perianal infection following skin abrasion. It is so called because of its prevalence in equestrians.

9. Kuru, a chronic, progressive, and fatal neurological disease can only be found in which region?

Answer: New Guinea

Kuru is caused by prions, thought to be associated with cannibalism.

10. Yellow fever is caused by the bite of which creature?

Answer: mosquito

Yellow fever is an arbovirus infection, transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. Yellow fever caused many delays during construction of the Panama Canal, until mosquito control measures were introduced.

Source: Author vikan

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