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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 12 - 14).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which public health organization or government agency is in charge of mosquito control today, according to Osterholm?
(a) The Department of Agriculture.
(b) Not one.
(c) Health and Human Services.
(d) The Department of Homeland Security.

2. In 2014, how many air passengers flew between the United States and the rest of the world?
(a) 50 million.
(b) 100 million.
(c) 186 million.
(d) 300 million.

3. What happened to government interest in a SARS vaccine when the outbreak was contained by the summer of 2003?
(a) It dwindled.
(b) Interest in a vaccine shifted from government to philanthropic entities.
(c) It intensified.
(d) Interest in a vaccine shifted from government to private sector stakeholders.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is widely used to grow vaccines?

2. What process for killing bacteria is Louis Pasteur famous for discovering?

3. Which part of Africa did the Ebola outbreak occur in in 2014?

4. What chemical that used to be commonly used to kill mosquitoes became a public health and environmental concern as the years went on?

5. What are the unchanging features of a virus called?

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