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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 15 - 18).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the problem with the vaccine for yellow fever?
(a) We do not have enough of it for those who would need it in a large-scale outbreak.
(b) It causes serious side effects.
(c) It is far too expensive to be used widely.
(d) It can not be administered to people under the age of 25.

2. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?
(a) MRYX.
(b) CIDRAP.
(c) CDC.
(d) MARBAP.

3. Which organization helped to fund the development of the polio vaccine?
(a) The Clean Air Fund.
(b) The Children's Hospital Fund.
(c) The St. Joseph's Fund.
(d) The March of Dimes.

4. Where do about 90% of malaria deaths occur in the world?
(a) The Middle East.
(b) America.
(c) Sub-Saharan Africa.
(d) India.

5. In which North American city did a SARS outbreak occur in 2003?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Toronto.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Osterholm grow up?

2. What language does the word chikungunya come from?

3. What does the One Health movement strive to do?

4. What are bacteriophages?

5. Which disease did the Gates Foundation take the lead in trying to eradicate?

(see the answer key)

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