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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. Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to what genus?

2. What, along with other chemicals, was used to eradicate the mosquito causing an increase in sand flies?

3. The WHO Global Program on AIDS noted three social epidemics within the biological one of AIDS. What was the first of these social epidemics?

4. What refers to a process by which thermal radiation is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases and then re-radiated in all directions?

5. The Great Plague of London killed approximately how many people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are retroviruses and oncogenes? What was discovered about them in Chapter 8: "Revolution"?

2. What was the impact of tuberculosis in America? What improved conditions?

3. What was the CDC's response to the initial outbreak of AIDS? Where had similar cases been seen?

4. How does the author describe the Rivet Hypothesis in Chapter 16?

5. How does the author describe the outbreak of Lyme disease? How did human interaction impact the disease?

6. What three social epidemics related to the biological epidemic of AIDS are observed in Chapter 14: "Thirdworldization"?

7. What led to the outbreak of AIDS in Uganda? What was the impact of AIDS there?

8. What obstacles did Joe McCormick find in the fight against the Lassa virus?

9. What was the impact of resistant microbes in third world countries?

10. What impact did AIDS have in India?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define RNA, DNA, and virus mutation, and discuss the development of the Health Transition. What was the impact of the Health Transition on third world nations? How does the author say health care changed globally after the introduction of antibiotics?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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