ROUND 7: Science - Microbes

We'll give you a disease, condition, or substance, and you identify 
the microbial causative agent from the list in the handout.


1. Toxic shock syndrome

A. Staphylococcus aureus


2. Bubonic plague

A. Yersinia pestis (or Pasteurella pestis)


3. Rocky Mountain spotted fever

A. Rickettsia


4. Stomach ulcers

A. Helicobacter (or Heliobacter) pylori


5. Leprosy

A. Mycobacterium leprae


6. Yogurt

A. Acidophilus


7. Whooping cough

A. Bortetella pertussis


8. Chicken pox and shingles

A. Herpes zoster


9. Malaria

A. Plasmodium falciparum


10. Cervical cancer

A. HPV (human papilloma virus)