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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. In the beginning of Chapter 5: "Yambuku," the author describes a man in Yambuku who was treated for an illness like _____________.
2. Near what United States city is the CDC headquartered?
3. When Johnson and MacKenzie became ill in Chapter 1: "Machupo," they were saved by a doctor who had treated a similar disease in __________.
4. Chapter 1: "Machupo," Karl Johnson found himself deathly ill with what disease?
5. To what do the initials "DNA" refer?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the central focus of The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance? What is the author's message to the reader as established in the Preface and Introduction?
2. What were Karl Johnson and Ron MacKenzie's first impressions of Bolivian hemorrhagic fever? What did the disease resemble?
3. Where did Mandrella, Cargill, and Brinkmann go after being quarantined?
4. Who wrote the book's Preface? What does the author relate to the reader about the message and subject of the book?
5. Where was Peter Piot sent to research Ebola? Who worked with the CDC in Atlanta?
6. In Chapter 4, who was transported to Germany following infection of the Lassa virus?
7. What were the results of attempts to eradicate malaria?
8. How does the author describe the initial outbreak of the Ebola virus? How many people initially died in Yambuku?
9. What was the CDC's response to the swine flu epidemic? What resistance was met?
10. What led to the infection of Karl Johnson and Ron MacKenzie? Who saved them and how?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the history of plagues and their correlation to urban development. Why does the author assert that urbanization relates directly to the spread of disease? Also discuss the differences in pandemics and epidemics in Western Europe and the Americas versus those in Africa, India, and Asia. In what ways have plagues affected these civilizations differently?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and analyze the environmental factors in the spread of the Manchupo virus. How did changes in farming techniques and pest eradication affect the environment in the village? What led to an infestation of mice in the area? How did the mouse urine end up in contact with the villagers?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze Patricia Webb, Fred Murphy, Joel Breman and Peter Piot and their work and research on the Ebola virus. Who traveled to Yambuku and what was discovered there? How many different Ebola viruses exist and how do they differ?
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