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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 the United Nations' target date for ending the AIDS epidemic?
(a) 2040.
(b) 2025.
(c) 2030.
(d) 2045.

2. Which organization helped to fund the development of the polio vaccine?
(a) The Children's Hospital Fund.
(b) The Clean Air Fund.
(c) The St. Joseph's Fund.
(d) The March of Dimes.

3. What prevents some people from finishing their doses of malaria medication?
(a) It has to be taken for one week.
(b) It has to be taken for one month.
(c) It has to be taken for two weeks.
(d) It has to be taken for three days.

4. Who was the George W. Bush-era Health and Human Services Secretary Osterholm has worked closely with?
(a) Maria Solnar.
(b) Tommy Thompson.
(c) Michael Henry.
(d) Kristen Henderson.

5. What drug did some of the birth defects caused by the Zika virus remind some health care professionals of that had also caused birth defects?
(a) Celebrit.
(b) Ambiel.
(c) Thalidomide.
(d) Zafran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What potentially deadly diarrhea does the overuse of antibiotics put patients at risk for?

2. Who created the polio vaccine?

3. Which illness did Osterholm initially fear his son might have contracted in Chapter 14?

4. How long had researchers known about the Zika virus before the 2016 outbreak?

5. How does Osterholm refer to vaccinations?

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