Just the Vax: Diseases

Question 1

Which of these diseases wiped out tribes of Native Americans when introduced in the New World?

Accepted Answer

Smallpox

Question 2

Which of these diseases kills almost everyone it infects?

Accepted Answer

Rabies

Question 3

The American Red Cross held a campaign to raise funds for distribution of what vaccine?

Accepted Answer

Measles

Question 4

What disease can be spread by improperly washed food or infected workers in restaurants?

Accepted Answer

Hepatitis A

Question 5

Botox ® uses a diluted form of the toxin produced by which of these bacteria?

Accepted Answer

Clostridium botulinum

Question 6

People without a spleen are more susceptible to which diseases?

Accepted Answer

Pneumococcal and meningococcal diseases

Question 7

Which of these diseases has also been called the 100-day cough?

Accepted Answer

Pertussis

Question 8

Which of these diseases is not affected by herd immunity?

Accepted Answer

Tetanus

Question 9

Mirrors were removed from the rooms of females suffering from which of these diseases?

Accepted Answer

Smallpox

Question 10

Rotary International held a campaign to raise funds for what vaccine?

Accepted Answer

Polio

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