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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. How many people does the WHO estimate might be infected with latent tuberculosis?
(a) About 500 million people.
(b) About half of the world's population.
(c) About 1 billion people.
(d) About one-third of the world's population.

2. In Chapter 5, where does Osterholm point out there are the most microbes in the human body?
(a) The heart.
(b) The thigh muscle.
(c) The gut microbiome.
(d) The ear.

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

4. 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 three days.
(c) It has to be taken for two weeks.
(d) It has to be taken for one month.

5. What is one of the main problems with the flu vaccine, according to Osterholm?
(a) It is too expensive.
(b) It can only be administered via a nasal spray.
(c) It changes every year.
(d) It makes one's arm very sore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one antibiotic commonly used to threat anthrax?

2. Where did Osterholm grow up?

3. In Chapter 8, who is considered one of the founders of vaccinations?

4. In which part of Minnesota did Osterholm investigate an outbreak of diarrheal illness in 1984?

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

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