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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 7 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nickname some in the media started giving to Osterholm?
(a) Bad News Mike.
(b) Mike the Smart.
(c) Mike the Great.
(d) Mike the Tank.

2. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?
(a) MARBAP.
(b) MRYX.
(c) CDC.
(d) CIDRAP.

3. How are vector-borne diseases spread?
(a) By mosquitoes, ticks and flies.
(b) By humans.
(c) By blood.
(d) Through the water.

4. In Chapter 5, where does Osterholm point out there are the most microbes in the human body?
(a) The ear.
(b) The gut microbiome.
(c) The heart.
(d) The thigh muscle.

5. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1992.
(c) 2006.
(d) 1998.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2001, what was the name of the senate building that was shut down for months due to an anthrax contamination?

2. What syndrome did Osterholm do extensive work on in the early 1980s?

3. Which creature is most responsible for spreading malaria?

4. Which professional was responsible for naming the HIV/AIDS virus in the early 1980s?

5. What type of pneumonia did doctors begin to see in early HIV/AIDS patients?

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