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David Bruce, a Common card
Major-General Sir David Bruce, was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who made some of the key contributions in tropical medicine.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 139
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,300
Power 139 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
David Bruce quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the David Bruce card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1887, he discovered a ______, now called Brucella, that caused what was known as Malta fever.
Answer
bacterium. In 1887, he discovered a bacterium, now called Brucella, that caused what was known as Malta fever. From the David Bruce article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, he discovered a protozoan parasite, named Trypanosoma brucei, as the causative pathogen of nagana.
Answer
1890s. In 1894, he discovered a protozoan parasite, named Trypanosoma brucei, as the causative pathogen of nagana. From the David Bruce article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2023 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election. 2023 East Riding of Yorkshire Council election 84 · Peter H. Raven 74 · David Bruce 71 · Battle of Neumarkt-Sankt Veit 67 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In 1887, he discovered a bacterium, now called Brucella, that caused what was known as Malta fever.
- In 1894, he discovered a protozoan parasite, named Trypanosoma brucei, as the causative pathogen of nagana.
- Working in the Army Medical Services and the Royal Army Medical Corps, Bruce's major scientific collaborator was his microbiologist wife Mary Elizabeth Bruce, with whom he published around thirty technical papers out of his 172 papers.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The David Bruce article was read about 5,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, David Bruce (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : see above, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
