Bonus

This invasive genus’s small size and ability to readily lay eggs on damp surfaces have given it an evolutionary advantage over native Culex species. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this genus of mosquito that acts as the primary vector for the spread of the chikungunya, Zika, and dengue viruses.
ANSWER: Aedes [accept Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus]
[10e] People infected with dengue from Aedes aegypti (“ee-JIP-tie”) bites may experience the “hemorrhagic” form of this condition. Aedes mosquitoes also spread a disease named “yellow” this condition.
ANSWER: fever [or dengue hemorrhagic fever or yellow fever]
[10h] Repeated dengue infections can be particularly dangerous due to this phenomenon, in which more extreme immune reactions occur in patients who have been infected with a different viral serotype prior to their current infection.
ANSWER: antibody-dependent enhancement [or ADE]
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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Arizona StateWUSTL B010010E
British ColumbiaNYU1010020ME
Columbia BIllinois B010010E
Cornell AChicago B010010E
Georgia StateLSE1010020ME
Georgia TechMinnesota1010020ME
Illinois AColumbia A010010E
IndianaUC Berkeley A010010E
Johns HopkinsIowa State1010020ME
MarylandVirginia010010E
MichiganNorth Carolina B010010E
North Carolina ANorthwestern010010E
Ohio StateCornell B1010020ME
Penn StateOttawa1010020ME
TexasMIT1010020ME
Toronto AChicago A1010020ME
Toronto CToronto B010010E
UC Berkeley BYale010010E
VanderbiltUCF010010E
Virginia TechHarvard010010E
WUSTL AStanford010010E
Waterloo ARutgers010010E
Waterloo BFlorida010010E
Winona StateRIT010010E

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2413.33100%33%0%