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The high prevalence of this disease in Navajo populations was studied by Walsh McDermott, who pioneered a drug for it activated by KatG. An ELISpot-based assay for this disease involves adding the antigens CFP-10 and ESAT-6 to a blood sample. A regime that includes rifampin and isoniazid is the first-line treatment for the disease, which can be tested for by measuring the size of a wheal after injecting purified protein derivative into the skin. (10[5])This disease can be detected with QuantiFERON (10[1])and other interferon-gamma release assays. The BCG vaccine is most commonly used for this disease, but may produce false positives in Mantoux tests used to diagnose it. For 10 points, a species of Mycobacterium causes a bloody (10[1])cough in what infectious lung disease (10[1])historically called consumption? ■END■

ANSWER: tuberculosis [or TB; accept Mycobacterium tuberculosis or M. tuberculosis; accept consumption until read; prompt on white death]
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Will HughesAuburn AEmory B7310
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech A7310
Sara SimkinsGeorgia AAuburn B7310
Alex ThomasGeorgia Tech EEmory A7310
Ayan GuhaGeorgia Tech DClemson A7310
Malachi LedfordTusculum ATennesse B8010
Harris BeckerAlabama ATennesse A11710
Ian LuGeorgia Tech FAuburn C12310