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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 7 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the 1918 flu epidemic commonly known as?
(a) The War Flu.
(b) The Italian Flu.
(c) The British Flu.
(d) The Spanish Flu.

2. How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded to recipients who have contributed to the fight against malaria?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

3. What is one of the problems with the vaccine industry, according to Osterholm?
(a) Some vaccines become contaminated easily, so there is a lot of waste.
(b) More people do not want to take vaccines, so it is less profitable to make them.
(c) Companies can not usually make money on vaccines.
(d) It is difficult for companies to predict the need for a particular vaccine.

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

5. Who announced in the early 1980s that an AIDS vaccine would be ready within two years?
(a) Secretary of Health Alexander Williams.
(b) Secretary of Health Margaret Heckler.
(c) Secretary of State Robards Jasper.
(d) Secretary of State Casper Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which professional was responsible for naming the HIV/AIDS virus in the early 1980s?

2. What is one aspect Osterholm identifies as favorable for virus transmission in his "current world conditions" category in Chapter 8?

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

4. What process for killing bacteria is Louis Pasteur famous for discovering?

5. How many people does the WHO estimate might be infected with latent tuberculosis?

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