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Patrick Manson, a Common card
Sir Patrick Manson was a Scottish physician who made important discoveries in parasitology, and was a founder of the field of tropical medicine.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 58
- Power
- 124
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,100
Power 124 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Patrick Manson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Patrick Manson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He discovered that filariasis in humans is ______ by mosquitoes.
Answer
transmitted. He discovered that filariasis in humans is transmitted by mosquitoes. From the Patrick Manson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Thanu Padmanabhan. Thanu Padmanabhan 72 · Henry Thomas Buckle 69 · Patrick Manson 66 · Handley Page HP.115 63 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.
- He graduated from the University of Aberdeen with degrees in Master of Surgery, Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Law.
- His medical career spanned mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and London.
- He discovered that filariasis in humans is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Patrick Manson article was read about 8,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 58: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get Patrick Manson
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Patrick Manson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
