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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 7 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?
(a) 2006.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2000.

2. What does Osterholm say is the scariest means of transmission for a pathogen?
(a) Lungs.
(b) Blood.
(c) Surfaces.
(d) Water.

3. What is one of the main problems with the flu vaccine, according to Osterholm?
(a) It can only be administered via a nasal spray.
(b) It makes one's arm very sore.
(c) It changes every year.
(d) It is too expensive.

4. In 2001, what was the name of the senate building that was shut down for months due to an anthrax contamination?
(a) The Chamber Senate Office Building.
(b) The Hart Senate Office Building.
(c) The Marshall Senate Office Building.
(d) The Carter Senate Office Building.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On whose program did the creator of the polio vaccine announce that he was not patenting the vaccine in 1955?

3. Why did President Nixon curtail the American offensive bioprogram in 1969?

4. What was President George W. Bush's emergency plan for combating AIDS?

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

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