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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. In what American city did one case of Ebola send shockwaves in 2015?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) San Francisco, California.
(c) Dallas, Texas.
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2. What is one way in which a person's immune system can overreact to a pathogen?
(a) By cutting back production of microbiome cells.
(b) By producing cancer cells.
(c) By producing too many red blood cells.
(d) By producing a cytokine storm.

3. What company did Bill Gates found?
(a) Facebook.
(b) Zoom.
(c) Apple.
(d) Microsoft.

4. 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 Margaret Heckler.
(c) Secretary of State Robards Jasper.
(d) Secretary of Health Alexander Williams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans?

2. Which doctor was responsible for figuring out the source of a cholera outbreak in London in the 1850s?

3. What syndrome did Osterholm do extensive work on in the early 1980s?

4. Which professional was responsible for naming the HIV/AIDS virus in the early 1980s?

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

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