Creepy Crawly Quiz Query

[Georgiesmum]

I got my new Chatteris Community Group Quiz today.. The subject is "Creepy Crawlys"
I just have a little query about letter count on number 3)? The clue is
Ahundred have disease.
Does anyone else think the answer should be a nine letter word instead of eight asked for on the quiz sheet?

[Calibax]

No I think 8 is correct

[fiction-factory]

definitely 8 if answer is a plural

[Tilly2]

I think it's 8 too.

C??????s

[fiction-factory]

Maybe baby.

[Tilly2]

Childhood disease?

[Calibax]

Starts with 100 and the second part might be missing D!

[Georgiesmum]

Thanks for your answers. It wasnt the answer I was thinking of then. Back to the drawingboard!

[fiction-factory]

Oh boy, it's so easy..... when you know it

[Mamyalynne]

Details for those without this new quiz.

Chatteris Community Group Quiz = "Creepy Crawly" = closing date 30 June, price £1, prize £10, from J. Oakey 58 Westbourne Road Chatteris Cambs PE16 6HQ. 40 clues to bugs & insects, etc. Money raised goes to our Medical Loans funds. All support much appreciated.

[Georgiesmum]

Yes, I got an answer about ten minutes ago. It was just Calibax's answer about a missing D that threw me.

[Calibax]

Sorry, trying to be too clever/obscure.
The D in question is an essential nutrient , lack of which causes the disease

[fiction-factory]

Don't worry Calibax. It doesn't matter any more ..

[Georgiesmum]

Yes, i realised that afterwards, thanks Calibax

[Tilly2]

I thought it was 'C', not 'D'. :-)

[Tilly2]

Oh damn. That's scurvy! Sorry. :-(

[fiction-factory]

Are you thinking of scurvy Tilly?

[Tilly2]

Yep, FF!

Limeys.

[fiction-factory]

Sorry Tilly. Everyday, I'm a getting slower

[Calibax]

:o)

[Tilly2]

So am I, FF. It's called ageing.