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How's your knowledge of health-related topics such as rabies, lupus, irritable bowel syndrome, and medicine errors?
Find out by taking our quiz.

(Hint: The answers to all these questions can be found in the July-August 2005 issue of
FDA Consumer.)

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1. What's the only U.S. state that does not have rabid animals?

a. North Dakota

b. Alaska

c. Hawaii

d. Rhode Island

e. Florida

2. Which of the following animals does not get rabies?

a. skunk

b. bobcat

c. vulture

d. coyote

e. groundhog

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3. Which government agencies regulate rabies vaccine?

a. FDA regulates human rabies vaccine and the U.S. Department of Agriculture regulates animal rabies vaccine.

b. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regulates human rabies vaccine and FDA regulates animal rabies vaccine.

c. The National Institutes of Health regulates human rabies vaccine and FDA regulates animal rabies vaccine.

d. FDA regulates both human and animal rabies vaccine.

4. Why did FDA approve the drug Zelnorm for women-but not for men-with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?

a. Only women get IBS.

b. There's never a line at men's restrooms, so they don't need drugs for IBS.

c. The drugs were not found to be safe for men with IBS in clinical trials.

d. The drugs were not found to be effective for men with IBS in clinical trials.

e. Other drugs have already been approved for men with IBS.

5. How many Americans have lupus?

a. 250,000 to 300,000

b. 500,000 to 750,000

c. 1.5 million to 2 million

c. 3 million to 3.5 million

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6. Which age groups are most affected by lupus?

a. ages 4 to 12

b. ages 15 to 44

c. ages 45 to 65

d. ages 70

7. About how many people with lupus have the malar "butterfly" rash?

a. 10 percent

b. 40 percent

c. 85 percent

d. 100 percent

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8. About how much of the body's sweat is produced under the arms?

a. 1 percent

b. 20 percent

c. 30 percent

d. 40 percent

9. According to FDA's definition, an antiperspirant is regulated as:

a. a cosmetic

b. a drug

c. a medical device

d. a biologic

10. A computer-assisted surgical system first approved in 2000 and used for general laparoscopic procedures that include gall bladder, gynecological, and urologic surgeries is called:

a. da Vinci

b. Rembrandt

c. Van Gogh

d. Galileo

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6 to 8 points: Not too bad. You can skip cleaning the chalkboard erasers today.
5 points and below: Oops! Stay after school and reread the appropriate chapters.

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