Question
A 2024 study found Alzheimer’s disease can be transmitted via contaminated stocks of this protein extracted from human cadavers. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this pituitary hormone that is now made synthetically for patients with short stature.
ANSWER: human growth hormone [or growth hormone; or GH or hGH; or somatotropin]
[10m] Fears of contagious Alzheimer’s echo the early 2000s paranoia surrounding this disease. For two decades, the FDA banned blood donations from European travelers, fearing this disease could seed a Creutzfeldt-Jakob epidemic.
ANSWER: mad cow disease [or bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE]
[10h] Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is also spread by surgeons using contaminated scalpels to graft this outer layer of the meninges. This tough tissue surrounds the brain’s arachnoid layer.
ANSWER: dura mater
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 15.83 | 83% | 56% | 19% |