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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 is far too expensive to be used widely.
(c) It can not be administered to people under the age of 25.
(d) It causes serious side effects.

2. What was the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) known informally as when Osterholm was in medical school?
(a) The foot disease.
(b) The crown disease.
(c) The kissing disease.
(d) The right disease.

3. What are the leading causes of death today in America, according to Osterholm?
(a) Heart disease and cancer.
(b) Bacterial infections.
(c) Car accidents.
(d) Suicide.

4. Where was there a significant outbreak of Zika virus in 2013?
(a) French Polynesia.
(b) India.
(c) China.
(d) The Netherlands.

5. When was Dengue first identified?
(a) During the late 1800s in India.
(b) During the early 1900s in London.
(c) During the Jin dynasty in China.
(d) During the early 1700s in Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of tampon turned out to be closely associated with cases of TSS in the 1980s?

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

3. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?

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

5. Who led President Obama's Ebola response effort?

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