Round 4: Tossup 2

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

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