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

2. What bestelling book did Richard Preston write in 1994?
(a) The Shining.
(b) OUtbreak.
(c) The Hot Zone.
(d) Contagion.

3. What was the American infant mortality rate at the turn of the twentieth century?
(a) 10 - 20%.
(b) 60 - 70%.
(c) 20 - 30%.
(d) 40 - 50%.

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

5. Which of the following is widely used to grow vaccines?
(a) Yeast.
(b) Algae.
(c) Water.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease did Edward Jenner help discover the first means of vaccination for?

2. What does Osterholm say is the scariest means of transmission for a pathogen?

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

4. How many people does the WHO estimate might be infected with latent tuberculosis?

5. How does Osterholm refer to vaccinations?

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