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Uncommon card · Science
Bordetella pertussis, an Uncommon card
Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative, aerobic, pathogenic, encapsulated coccobacillus bacterium of the genus Bordetella.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 151
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 151 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Bordetella pertussis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bordetella pertussis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is the ______ agent of pertussis or whooping cough.
Answer
causative. It is the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough. From the Bordetella pertussis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bordetella pertussis. Bordetella pertussis 78 · Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 75 · Electric toothbrush 72 · Anaximenes of Miletus 68 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Ford Fairlane. Ford Fairlane 45,000 · Bordetella pertussis 34,000 · Scott Atlas 24,000 · Visa requirements for Honduran citizens 11,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough.
- Despite widespread vaccination, B. pertussis continues to cause illness and death worldwide due to declining immunity and pathogen adaptation.
- Its virulence factors include pertussis toxin, adenylate cyclase toxin, filamentous haemagglutinin, pertactin, pili, and tracheal cytotoxin.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bordetella pertussis article was read about 34,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Bordetella pertussis
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- Electric toothbrushUncommon · Science · ATK 72 DEF 79
- Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European UnionUncommon · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 76
- Anaximenes of MiletusUncommon · Science · ATK 68 DEF 83
- Perennial sources listUncommon · Science · ATK 74 DEF 77
- Pickens County, South CarolinaUncommon · Society · ATK 75 DEF 76
- 2004 Washington gubernatorial electionUncommon · Society · ATK 82 DEF 69
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bordetella pertussis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : CDC Public Health Image Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
