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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 15 - 18).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one antibiotic commonly used to threat anthrax?
(a) Ciprofloxacin.
(b) Ambigen.
(c) Corilot.
(d) Penicillin.

2. In Chapter 8, who is considered one of the founders of vaccinations?
(a) John Snow.
(b) Edward Jenner.
(c) Alexander Fleming.
(d) James Curran.

3. Where do about 90% of malaria deaths occur in the world?
(a) India.
(b) The Middle East.
(c) America.
(d) Sub-Saharan Africa.

4. Where does Dr. Sean Wasserman worry there might be another yellow fever outbreak in the near future?
(a) Angola.
(b) Mali.
(c) Russia.
(d) Mongolia.

5. What kind of virus are both the MERS and SARS viruses?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Prions.
(c) Coronaviruses.
(d) Hemorrhagic fevers.

Short Answer Questions

1. On whose program did the creator of the polio vaccine announce that he was not patenting the vaccine in 1955?

2. Which advisor of Osterholm's does Osterholm remember as being particularly kind and empathetic towards him in Chapter 14?

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

4. Which organization helped to fund the development of the polio vaccine?

5. Which public health organization or government agency is in charge of mosquito control today, according to Osterholm?

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