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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 was the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) known informally as when Osterholm was in medical school?
(a) The foot disease.
(b) The kissing disease.
(c) The right disease.
(d) The crown disease.

2. In Chapter 2, what does Osterholm say is NOT part of the public health agenda?
(a) Preventing death.
(b) Curing babies of illness.
(c) Figuring out the causes of diseases.
(d) Developing new vaccinations for diseases.

3. Which creature is most responsible for spreading malaria?
(a) Cats.
(b) Bats.
(c) Rats.
(d) Mosquitoes.

4. About how much money is spent on AIDS vaccine research every year?
(a) About 10 million dollars.
(b) About 100 million dollars.
(c) About one billion dollars.
(d) About 500 million dollars.

5. On whose program did the creator of the polio vaccine announce that he was not patenting the vaccine in 1955?
(a) Walter Winchell's.
(b) James Jeffrie's.
(c) Edward R. Murrow's.
(d) Barbara Walter's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one aspect Osterholm identifies as favorable for virus transmission in his "current world conditions" category in Chapter 8?

2. Which chemical did the U.S. Army issue to personnel stationed in areas where there were many mosquitoes?

3. What is one of the main problems with the flu vaccine, according to Osterholm?

4. What turned out to be causing the diarrheal illness in Minnesota that Osterholm investigated in 1984?

5. How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded to recipients who have contributed to the fight against malaria?

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