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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Introduction - Chapter 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?
(a) CDC.
(b) MRYX.
(c) MARBAP.
(d) CIDRAP.

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

3. Which family member of Osterholm's contracted the HIV virus through a blood transfusion in the 1980s?
(a) His Aunt Romana.
(b) His Uncle Roman.
(c) His brother Mithchell.
(d) His mother, Ellen.

4. What kind of graph do epidemiologists use to try to figure out what threats they should be worrying about in public health?
(a) A Marshall Matrix.
(b) A Bell Curve.
(c) A threat matrix.
(d) An Addington's Graph.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the serious condition that the Zika virus sometimes causes in babies?

2. What is one way in which a person's immune system can overreact to a pathogen?

3. What is one of the two metaphors Osterholm uses for fighting viruses throughout the book?

4. The use of which of the following pathogens shut down a major senate office building in 2001?

5. What bestelling book did Richard Preston write in 1994?

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