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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 12 - 14).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. in 2014, how many people worldwide died from AIDS?
(a) 8 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 1.2 million.
(d) 3.4 million.

3. What brand of tampon turned out to be closely associated with cases of TSS in the 1980s?
(a) Protect.
(b) Rely.
(c) Assure.
(d) Be Free.

4. Which doctor isolated the MERS virus in the 2012 outbreak?
(a) Dr. James Curran.
(b) Dr. Ali Mohammed Zaki.
(c) Dr. Carlo Urbani.
(d) Dr. Anne Schuchat.

5. What does Osterholm say is currently the most important vector-borne virus disease that affects humans?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Ebola.
(c) Dengue.
(d) MERS.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the two metaphors Osterholm uses for fighting viruses throughout the book?

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

3. How did yellow fever get its name?

4. What kind of virus are both the MERS and SARS viruses?

5. What does Osterholm say is the scariest means of transmission for a pathogen?

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