View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year was there a measles outbreak in Minnesota?
(a) 1985.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1991.

3. What group did congress establish in 2006 to help provide a good approach to vaccine development?
(a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
(b) The Jonas Salk Institute for Medical Advancement.
(c) The Medical Research and Vaccine Group.
(d) The Vaccine and Public Health Authority.

4. In 2001, what was the name of the senate building that was shut down for months due to an anthrax contamination?
(a) The Marshall Senate Office Building.
(b) The Hart Senate Office Building.
(c) The Chamber Senate Office Building.
(d) The Carter Senate Office Building.

5. What possibility about Ebola was Osterholm criticized for bringing up in a 2014 op-ed in the New York Times?
(a) That it could mutate to become more lethal to children.
(b) That it could mutate to become more lethal to middle-aged people.
(c) That it could mutate to become more lethal to older people.
(d) That it could mutate to become airborne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Zika virus first detected?

2. What is the nickname some in the media started giving to Osterholm?

3. In Chapter 8, who is considered one of the founders of vaccinations?

4. Where was there a significant outbreak of Zika virus in 2013?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 295 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample