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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What prevents some people from finishing their doses of malaria medication?

3. What is the United Nations' target date for ending the AIDS epidemic?

4. What is one of the problems with the vaccine industry, according to Osterholm?

5. What is one antibiotic commonly used to threat anthrax?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Osterholm's opinion, how do our influenza vaccines need to change?

2. What was the deadliest pandemic of the modern era?

3. In Chapter 1, why does the CDC's Jim Curran move quickly to name the AIDS disease as it is named?

4. What does Osterholm say public health science is based on, and how does the public perceive these things?

5. Which populations are most affected by malaria infections?

6. Why was Dr. Jonas Salk such a hero to so many parents in the 1950s?

7. What is one of the reasons human are at a disadvantage to microbes?

8. How does Osterholm distinguish between a so-called good death and a bad death?

9. In Chapter 10, what kind of flu strain is Osterholm particularly worried about?

10. What is the term Osterholm uses for the process of a microbe moving from one place to another host?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Osterholm, what is the relationship between widespread antibiotic use in livestock and the proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

In the Introduction, Osterholm writes that he has come to be known by some in the media as "Bad News Mike." Write an essay explaining why Osterholm earned this nickname, and explain how he views it himself.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 14, what were some of the most important measures doctors and public health officials around the world enacted to help get the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s under control? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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