Round 3: Tossup 2

First-line treatments for this disease are remembered with the mnemonic RIPE (10[1])(“ripe”). Millimeter-sized lesions are found throughout the body in this disease’s “miliary” form. This disease (-5[1])is the most common target of an interferon-gamma release assay and can be diagnosed with an intradermal injection of purified protein (10[1])derivative in the Mantoux (“man-TOO”) test. (10[1])That test may yield a false positive if the patient has received the BCG vaccine for this disease. (10[1])Robert Koch (10[1])discovered that the causative (10[1])agent of this disease, like leprosy, belongs to the genus Mycobacterium. (10[1])For 10 points, name this contagious (10[1])respiratory disease historically known as consumption. ■END■ (10[2])

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