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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 disease did Edward Jenner help discover the first means of vaccination for?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Measles.
(c) Polio.
(d) Smallpox.

2. What does Osterholm say is the average time from vaccine development to public availability?
(a) About 1 year.
(b) About 3 years.
(c) About 15 years.
(d) About 10 years.

3. What does Osterholm say is the scariest means of transmission for a pathogen?
(a) Water.
(b) Lungs.
(c) Blood.
(d) Surfaces.

4. Which public health agency issued a document about warning signs of Influenza strains in 2015?
(a) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
(b) The WHO.
(c) The Global Health Alliance.
(d) The CDC.

5. What possibility about Ebola was Osterholm criticized for bringing up in a 2014 op-ed in the New York Times?
(a) That it could mutate to become more lethal to older people.
(b) That it could mutate to become airborne.
(c) That it could mutate to become more lethal to children.
(d) That it could mutate to become more lethal to middle-aged people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many West African children were orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in 2014?

2. By the end of July in 2015, what was the Korean MERS death toll?

3. How are vector-borne diseases spread?

4. What does means of transmission mean in terms of viruses?

5. About how much money is spent on AIDS vaccine research every year?

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