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

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