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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. Who was the director of the NIH, as mentioned by Osterholm in Chapter 10?
(a) Dr. Lucille Barnes.
(b) Dr. Francis Collins.
(c) Dr. Jennifer Jones.
(d) Dr. Marsha Hemsworth.

2. What is the serious condition that the Zika virus sometimes causes in babies?
(a) Microcephaly.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Paralysis.

3. What does Osterholm say is the average time from vaccine development to public availability?
(a) About 10 years.
(b) About 1 year.
(c) About 15 years.
(d) About 3 years.

4. How much does Osterholm claim the worldwide pharmaceutical industry had in revenue in 2014?
(a) More than $1 billion.
(b) About $500 billion.
(c) About $50 billion.
(d) More than $1 trillion.

5. in 2014, how many people worldwide died from AIDS?
(a) 3.4 million.
(b) 1.2 million.
(c) 8 million.
(d) 5 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the American infant mortality rate at the turn of the twentieth century?

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

3. What was the average life-expectancy in the United States in the year 1900?

4. In which part of Minnesota did Osterholm investigate an outbreak of diarrheal illness in 1984?

5. Which family member of Osterholm's contracted the HIV virus through a blood transfusion in the 1980s?

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