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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. Which doctor at the NIH agrees with Osterholm that the influenza vaccines we have are not adequate?
(a) Mark Meaden.
(b) Kristen Warner.
(c) Tony Fauci.
(d) Micheline Michaels.

2. What happened to government interest in a SARS vaccine when the outbreak was contained by the summer of 2003?
(a) Interest in a vaccine shifted from government to philanthropic entities.
(b) It dwindled.
(c) Interest in a vaccine shifted from government to private sector stakeholders.
(d) It intensified.

3. What is one antibiotic commonly used to threat anthrax?
(a) Ciprofloxacin.
(b) Ambigen.
(c) Penicillin.
(d) Corilot.

4. How did yellow fever get its name?
(a) The mosquitoes who carry it eat yellow tree leaves.
(b) It originated near a river whose polluted water was yellow in color.
(c) It can damage the liver and cause jaundice.
(d) The mosquitoes who carry it have yellow striping on their wings.

5. What is the name of Osterholm's son who became ill from a mosquito-borne illness?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Eric.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which public health organization or government agency is in charge of mosquito control today, according to Osterholm?

2. In what year did global health authorities announce 11 confirmed human cases of H7N9?

3. What are the independent pieces of DNA that bacteria can sometimes share with each other?

4. How much of the WHO's budget does the U.S. government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation account for?

5. What kinds of products does production slow down on as Osterholm's fictional pandemic worsens in Chapter 19?

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