A Little Bit of Trivia Questions
Place your mouse over the ball for the answer
In 1935, Gerhard Johannes discovered what
chemotherapeutic agent that cured streptococcal
infections?
Radioactive iodine is used to
treat Graves disease which is an excessive production of
what hormone?
Blood poisoning, while not
life-threatening, precedes the onset of what condition of
the blood that is life-threatening?
Shigella is a bacterium that
causes what severe disease of the large intestine?
The
Epstein-Barr virus is one of the chief causes of what
infectious disease that affects the lymph system?
In 1983, only five people caught
what disease that in 1921 there were over two hundred
thousand cases of reported in the United States?
What
disease is caused by the bacillus Pasteurella Pestis?
In 1976, it was discovered that
what infectious disease that was identified in 1974 by
Armauer Hansen also affects armadillos in the wild?
Salvarsan was the only effective
treatment for what sexually transmitted disease until the
purification of penicillin in the 1940s?
What drug produced by soil
bacteria was discovered in 1944 by Selman Waksam and his
associates, and was the major treatment for tuberculosis?
A
Little Bit Of Healthcare
It's that time of the year... the time when
all of those lovely pollens invade our systems. It's also
a good time to be aware of other things that can affect
our health. Below, you'll find some links to various
sites that can give you information that may help you
with your health-care decisions. Be sure to consult your
doctor before making changes in your health-care regimen.
RxList - The Internet Drug Index
allHealth.com
AmericasDoctor.com
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
The Sneeze Gazette
Other Bits.....
Myths, Hoaxes, and Urban Legends
We all get them - those e-mails warning us
of dire happenings to our computers, our credit cards, or
even our physical well-being. Which ones are true and
which are fake? Before clogging someone's mail with a
warning, check it out to be absolutely sure it isn't just
another rumor.
Computer Virus Myths home page
CIAC Internet Hoaxes
Urban Legends and Folklore - Home Page
Korova Multimedia § Hoax du Jour
If you're a member of AOL, there's a great site at KEYWORD:
URBAN LEGENDS.
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