Disease

Question 1

Down Syndrome: how many births?

Answer 1

1 per 1000 births

Question 2

What is the full name of polio disease?

Answer 2

Poliomyelitis

Question 3

How does polio affect the patient?

Answer 3

Bacteria spreads through faecal-oral route, multiplied in intestines and invades nervous system, leading to paralysis

Question 4

What is anaphylaxis treated with?

Answer 4

Histamine and epinephrine

Question 5

What is the cause of ADHD?

Answer 5

The cause is unknown

Question 6

What are the symptoms of ADHD?

Answer 6

Symptoms include inattention, impulsivity, and overactivity

Question 7

What are the two terms of anxiety called?

Answer 7

Short term - state

Long term - trait

Question 8

How many Australians experience depression?

Answer 8

1 in 20 Australians

Question 9

What is schizophrenia?

Answer 9

Abnormal social behaviour and failure to understand what’s real

Question 10

Is schizophrenia inherited?

Answer 10

Yes, by 80%

Question 11

What is used to treat schizophrenia?

Answer 11

Antipsychotic medicine eg. Thorazine

Question 12

The two types of bipolar disorder are..

Answer 12

Manic or depressive

Question 13

Treatment for bipolar disorder is a mix of..

Answer 13

Medication (Lithium) and psychotherapy

Question 14

How many people does Parkinson’s affect?

Answer 14

6.2 million people globally

Question 15

What is Alzheimer’s Disease termed?

Answer 15

A chronic neurodegenerative disease

Question 16

What protein is Parkinson’s related to?

Answer 16

Alpha-synuclein protein

Question 17

What are the two forms of Alzheimer’s?

Answer 17

Plaques = A-Beta
Tangles = Tau

Question 18

Life expectancy post diagnosis of Alzheimer’s?

Answer 18

3-9 years

Question 19

Dementia isn’t a single disease. What is it?

Answer 19

It involves the symptoms of memory, communication and thinking impairment

Question 20

What is the most common cancers diagnosed in men, women, and death rates overall?

Answer 20

Men - prostate
Women - breast
Deaths - lung

Question 21

What are the two stages of cancer development?

Answer 21

1. Tumour initiation (proliferation of one cell)
2. Tumour progression
   (Additional mutations)

Question 22

What does osteoporosis lead to?

Answer 22

Compression of the spine, loss of height, falls and fractures