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1. 
What treatment did they use for dysentery?
A.
Quinine
B.
Opium
C.
Mercury
D.
No treatment
2. 
What treatment did they use for measles? Hint: Measles is a viral disease.
A.
No treatment
B.
Mustard plaster
C.
Opium
D.
Vaccine
3. 
What treatment did they use for smallpox? Hint: Cowpox
A.
Opium
B.
Mercury
C.
Vaccine, isolation
D.
Turpentine
4. 
What treatment did they use for mumps?
A.
Opium
B.
Mustard plaster
C.
Quinine
D.
Poultice of arnica leaves and flax seeds
5. 
What treatment did they use for camp itch?
A.
Quinine
B.
Poke-root solution
C.
Vaccine
D.
No treatment
6. 
What treatment was used for bronchitis? Hint: Opium was commonly used for respiratory issues.
A.
Opium, mercury, or poke-root
B.
Opium, quinine, or mustard plasters
C.
Chalk, or pills
D.
No treatment
7. 
What treatment did they use for malaria?
A.
Quinine, or turpentine
B.
Poke-root solution
C.
Vaccine, isolation
D.
Chalk and mercury
8. 
What treatment was used for pneumonia?
A.
Quinine
B.
Pills
C.
Opium
D.
No treatment
9. 
What is the correct treatment for scurvy? Hint: Scurvy is a lack of vitamin C
A.
Quinine
B.
Poke-root solution
C.
Green vegetables
D.
Vaccine
10. 
What did they use to treat syphilis?
A.
Quinine, or turpentine
B.
No Treatment
C.
Mercury
D.
Opium
11. 
How did they treat tuberculosis during the Civil War?
A.
Opium
B.
Poke-root solution
C.
No Treatment
D.
Vaccine
12. 
What is the treatment for typhoid fever?
A.
No treatment
B.
Mercury
C.
Egg yolks
D.
Turpentine
13. 
What treatment was used for diarrhea?
A.
Quinine
B.
Poke-root solution
C.
Mercury
D.
Opium