Question: What is the most prevalent noncontagious disease in the world?: Answer: Tooth decay is believed to be the most prevalent noncontagious disease in the world.

Question: Who developed a vaccine against polio?: Answer: Jonas Salk invented a vaccine against polio that, after being introduced in 1955, saved millions of people from the disease.

Question: What causes the skin disease called shingles?: Answer: Viruses can cause skin blisters known as shingles.

Question: What causes the skin malady known as acne?: Answer: Extra oil production during the teenage years makes many in this age group suffer a skin inflammation known as acne.

Question: Who discovered penicillin?: Answer: Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming’s discovery in 1928 of penicillin, the first antibiotic to successfully treat infections caused by bacteria, had far-reaching implications for medicine.

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Human Health

What is the most prevalent noncontagious disease in the world? What is "King Tut’s Curse?" Learn more about human health in this quiz.

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