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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 19 - 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Osterholm notes in Chapter 17 that in his experience, what gets acted upon is related to which of the following?
(a) What gets money.
(b) What gets the right person's attention.
(c) What gets counted.
(d) What scares enough people.

2. What drug did some of the birth defects caused by the Zika virus remind some health care professionals of that had also caused birth defects?
(a) Celebrit.
(b) Ambiel.
(c) Thalidomide.
(d) Zafran.

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

4. What language does the word chikungunya come from?
(a) Indian.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Makonde.
(d) Malaysian.

5. Who convened a panel of experts in 1965 to discuss whether new antibiotics were needed?
(a) Dr. Max Findland.
(b) Dr. Marion Gilkler.
(c) Dr. Mark Olster.
(d) Dr. James Curran.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was there a measles outbreak in Minnesota?

2. How long does most influenza vaccine take to produce?

3. Which drugs do pharmacies begin to run short on in Chapter 19 during the flu pandemic?

4. in 2014, how many people worldwide died from AIDS?

5. What can anthrax be hidden in its dried form, according to Osterholm?

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