Question

tuberculosis from consumption to molecular diagnosis

1. which of the following historic names is not a name for tuberculosis?

a consumption
b scrofula
c white plague
d whooping cough

Explanation:

Consumption was a historic name for tuberculosis. Scrofula is related to tuberculosis of the lymph nodes. White plague was also a term for tuberculosis. Whooping cough is caused by Bordetella pertussis and is a different disease.

Answer:

D. Whooping cough