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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. What is one way Osterholm recommends combatting MERS in the Middle East region?
(a) Creating social distancing markers in public places.
(b) Making masks free and available to everyone.
(c) Vaccinating both camels and humans.
(d) Bolstering access to public health care in the region.

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

3. Why did President Nixon curtail the American offensive bioprogram in 1969?
(a) He thought it could not achieve any military advantage.
(b) He thought his political opponents would use it against him.
(c) His Secretary of Dense advised him to shut it down.
(d) He thought it cost too much.

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

5. What chemical that used to be commonly used to kill mosquitoes became a public health and environmental concern as the years went on?
(a) ERA.
(b) DDT.
(c) FBG.
(d) MMR.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a term meaning that a pathogen causes severe and fatal disease?

2. About how many new influenza vaccines are being developed in Chapter 20?

3. What is the name of Osterholm's son who became ill from a mosquito-borne illness?

4. In Chapter 17, which doctor does Osterholm identify as one of the first to demonstrate the importance of hand-washing?

5. Which writer does Osterholm begin Chapter 12 with a quote from?

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