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William C. Campbell, an Uncommon card
William Cecil Campbell is an Irish and American microbiologist known for his work in discovering a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworms, for which he was jointly awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 111
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 22,000
Power 111 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
William C. Campbell quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William C. Campbell card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Campbell worked at the Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research 1957–1990, and has become a ______ fellow emeritus at Drew University.
Answer
research. Campbell worked at the Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research 1957–1990, and has become a research fellow emeritus at Drew University. From the William C. Campbell article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2026 Kansas City Royals season. 2026 Kansas City Royals season 76 · Spray foam 67 · William C. Campbell 62 · Agricultural engineering 58 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 helped to discover a class of drugs called avermectins, whose derivatives have been shown to have "extraordinary efficacy" in treating River blindness and Lymphatic filariasis, among other parasitic diseases affecting animals and humans.
- Campbell worked at the Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research 1957–1990, and has become a research fellow emeritus at Drew University.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William C. Campbell article was read about 22,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get William C. Campbell
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Text : Wikipedia, William C. Campbell (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
