Sickness and Health

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1.	What would be a symptom of 'hypnagogic myoclonus'?

To experience a leg jerk while lying in bed as you drift off to sleep.

To have an extremely runny nose for more than 3 days.

To experience severe pain in the ear canal.

To have large, red lesions on the tongue.

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2.	Approximately what percentage of the world has blood type Group O?

20%

46%

66%

90%

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3.	What distance does blood travel each day through the human body?

60,000 miles

7,000 miles

800 miles

10 miles

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4.	What is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States of America?

Cigarette smoking

Second hand cigarette smoke

Alcohol consumption

Automobiles

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5.	How much blood does the average adult have in his body?

1 pint of blood (.6 litres)

5-7 pints of blood (3-4 litres)

10-12 pints of blood (6-7 litres)

25 pints of blood (14 litres)

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6.	How long does the average tetanus shot last?

1 year

5 years

10 years

forever

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7.	In what year was Prozac developed?

1974

1980

1988

1993

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8.	When was the first successful heart transplant performed?

1954

1967

1973

1980

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9.	How many successful brain transplants have been performed?

none

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10.	In 1997, a new strain of a very lethal strain of flu virus was discovered in Hong Kong. This discovery necessitated:

The flight of a million people to Japan

The erection of 250 new hospitals

The recruitment of 1,000 Canadian doctors

The slaughter of all the chickens in Hong Kong

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Eckhart Tolle

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Sickness and Health