Quizbowl Diseases II

Selegiline treats

Parkinson’s Disease

Linked to Gaucher’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease

disruption of trkA signalling

Alzheimer’s Disease

High IRT concentration

Cystic Fibrosis

Gibson-Cooke iontophoresis technique

Cystic Fibrosis

Namesake diabetes

Cystic Fibrosis

Drug Zileuton treats

Asthma

Aggregation of Charcot-Leyden crystals

Asthma

“Brittle” recurring form

Asthma

buildup in neurons of glycosphingolipids

Tay-Sachs Disease

4-base insert on chromosome 15

Tay-Sachs Disease

HEXA gene

Tay-Sachs Disease

Quotidian fever

Malaria

Duffy antigen system

Malaria

Artemisinin drug treats

Malaria

Associated protein regulates endocytosis

Huntington’s Disease

Mutation also causes spinocerebellar ataxia

Huntington’s Disease

High cytokine activity

Arthritis

DMARD class of drugs treats

Arthritis

Characteristic stiff neck

Meningitis

Inflammation of brain membrane

Meningitis

bulbar/spinal-onset forms

ALS

mutation in the SOD1 gene

ALS

Riluzole drug

ALS

PCP variant easily kills HIV patients

Pneumonia

Legionnaire's Disease

Pneumonia

Prevnar is a vaccine against

Pneumonia

Klebsiella form

Pneumonia

Caused by Epstein-Barr virus

Lymphoma

“Follicular” type

Lymphoma

Nature diagnosed by flow cytometry

Lymphoma