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Infectious diseases, an Uncommon card
Infectious diseases, also known as infectiology, is a medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of infections.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 35
- Power
- 96
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 26,000
Power 96 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Infectious diseases quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Infectious diseases card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
An ID specialist investigates and determines the cause of a ______.
Answer
disease. An ID specialist investigates and determines the cause of a disease. From the Infectious diseases article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Mark Russinovich. Mark Russinovich 65 · Infectious diseases 61 · Analogue electronics 58 · Keens Steakhouse 55 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- An infectious diseases specialist's practice consists of managing nosocomial infections or community-acquired infections.
- An ID specialist investigates and determines the cause of a disease.
- Once the cause is known, an ID specialist can run various tests to determine the most effective drug to treat the disease.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Infectious diseases article was read about 26,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 35: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Infectious diseases
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Infectious diseases (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Y tambe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
