Nasty disease quiz What kind of doctor are you? Solve each of the following questions. Be careful -- your response will be scored instantly -- you won't be able to change your mind. To obtain your results, press the Calculate Score button at the bottom of this page; then follow the instructions. 1)   You have developed a fever, which has gotten worse. You are now in bed with a backache and headache. It's been days and you don't seem to be better. You were in travelling in Mexico and stayed in a really bad youth hostel a couple of weeks ago, and picked up body lice from the bedding. Rubella Dengue Measles Trench fever Bubonic plague 2)   You developed a sudden fever. You've also started feeling intense pains in your joints and muscles. You've developed a bright red rash of numerous pinprick-sized red spots, which have started on your chest and are spreading, and you feel nauseous. You were visiting a Mexican resort a few days ago. Bubonic plague Dengue Measles Trench fever Schistosomiasis 3)   You developed a sudden fever and headache, accompanied by a sore throat, nausea, and some joint pain. You've had diarrhea which is dark in color. You were in Africa several days ago. Yellow fever Dengue Measles Trench fever Ebola 4)   You've developed some vague abdominal pains, and feel tired a lot. Several weeks ago you were at a picnic in Brazil alongside a lake, had some seafood, and went for a swim. You developed some odd pimples on your legs a couple of days afterward. Schistosomiasis Dengue Measles Trench fever Ebola 5)   You've acquired an odd fever, which comes on suddenly and makes you feel cold and very sick. The fever resolves in mere hours and you feel fine, but it starts again a couple of days later with the same pattern. It has been going on for weeks. You were in Latin America two months ago. Yellow fever Dengue Malaria Trench fever Ebola 6)   You felt sluggish and tired most of last week, and now you've developed a fever. Your concentration is poor. You've begun developing diarrhea. Your right abdomen, around your liver, feels swollen and tender. You travelled a couple of weeks ago in India and ate at a number of restaurants ranging from upscale to hole-in-the-wall. Typhoid Dengue Malaria Cholera Ebola 7)   You are developing a painful and very localized blister on your ankle. About a year ago you spent time at a relatively primitive village in west Africa and were given basic food and drink staples by your host. Otherwise your health has been good and uneventful. Cholera Leprosy Malaria Dracunculiasis Schistosomiasis 8)   You're in Kenya and were bitten by numerous mosquitoes and bugs and ate the local food. You notice swollen glands. Your concentration fuzzes out a bit, and you find yourself dozing off during the day and being wide awake at night. Yellow fever Sleeping sickness Malaria Trench fever Ebola 9)   You've developed a fever with a bad headache. Your concentration is very poor and you feel a bit sleepy. Your neck feels a bit stiff. Yellow fever Typhoid Malaria Meningitis Influenza 10)   You get a severe headache and chills, a high fever, a cough, and rapidly lose your mental focus. You hope it will get better but it continues for a few days, at which point you notice a rash on your chest. You have been in an evacuation shelter during a hurricane. Yellow fever Typhoid Malaria Meningitis Typhus 11)   You have developed severe diarrhea and abdominal cramping. The diarrhea has progressed to a watery consistency with white flecks. Your skin has patches of vague black and blue. You are in Latin America, and flooding has been a massive problem during the past week. You were at an open market yesterday and picked up some cherry tomatoes, eating them on the way home. Typhus Typhoid Cholera Influenza Typhus 12)   You felt fine earlier this morning but suddenly started feeling chilly. Over a course of hours you became very weak and found it hard to stand up. You have a cough, are sneezing, and have a headache. You are in the US and have not travelled, though yesterday you were at a business meeting with clients. Typhus Typhoid Cholera Influenza Ebola Check to make sure you have answered all questions! Unfinished questions will be marked wrong!   © 2007 Tim Vasquez