Saturday, March 28, 2009

In Sickness and In Health - Random Trivia Questions

With my wife recovering from an aneurysm-induced stroke, I've been shuttling the kids back and forth to school for the last few weeks. Until this week, that is, when the flu knocked me out. We're close enough to walk to school, so it's good for her to get some exercise anyway.

In Sickness and In Health Questions

  • Q1) Besides mammals, what other type of animal does the flu affect?
  • Q2) What is acute coryza better known as?
  • Q3) What lung inflammation is often accompanied by green or yellow phlegm-ejecting coughs, chest pain, a high fever, and chills?
  • Q4) What lung inflammation is often accompanied by mucus-ejecting coughs (possibly with blood), wheezing, and a stuffy or runny nose?
  • Q5) What inflammation can be categorized as Maxillary, Frontal, Ethmoid, or Sphenoid?
  • Q6) What virus causes chicken pox, shingles, and postherpetic neuralgia?
  • Q7) What virus was used as the first successful immunization against smallpox?
  • Q8) What respiratory system infection is caused by the Morbillivirus?
  • Q9) What viral disease usually produces swelling of the salivary and testicular glands, rashes, fever, and headaches?
  • Q10) What is the common name for hydrophobia?
  • Q11) What does the 'R' stand for in the MMR vaccine?
  • Q12) What is the common name for variola?

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