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

2. In Chapter 6, Osterholm emphasizes that anthrax is not which of the following kinds of diseases?
(a) Hemorrhagic.
(b) Communicable.
(c) Stable.
(d) Amorphous.

3. Who created the polio vaccine?
(a) Dr. Edward Murrow.
(b) Dr. James Curran.
(c) Dr. Michael Riker.
(d) Dr. Jonas Salk.

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

5. What is one of the two metaphors Osterholm uses for fighting viruses throughout the book?
(a) Famine.
(b) Envy.
(c) Pestilence.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans?

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

3. What does Osterholm identify as the first pathogen of pandemic potential in Chapter 4?

4. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?

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

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