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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. By the end of July in 2015, what was the Korean MERS death toll?
(a) 36 of 186 confirmed cases.
(b) 200 of 387 confirmed cases.
(c) 45 of 98 confirmed cases.
(d) 50 of 2000 confirmed cases.

2. What language does the word chikungunya come from?
(a) Swahili.
(b) Makonde.
(c) Indian.
(d) Malaysian.

3. Which two cities were initially on the WHO's travel alert because of SARS in 2003?
(a) New York and Beijing.
(b) Guangdong and Hong Kong.
(c) Chicago and Hong Kong.
(d) Los Angeles and Hong Kong.

4. Where did the 2012 outbreak of MERS seem to originate?
(a) Israel.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Egypt.

5. Who was the George W. Bush-era Health and Human Services Secretary Osterholm has worked closely with?
(a) Tommy Thompson.
(b) Kristen Henderson.
(c) Maria Solnar.
(d) Michael Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which creature is most responsible for spreading malaria?

2. Which hotel in Hong Kong became a central place for the spread of SARS in 2003?

3. In Chapter 5, where does Osterholm point out there are the most microbes in the human body?

4. What happened to government interest in a SARS vaccine when the outbreak was contained by the summer of 2003?

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

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