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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. How many people does the WHO estimate might be infected with latent tuberculosis?
(a) About half of the world's population.
(b) About one-third of the world's population.
(c) About 1 billion people.
(d) About 500 million people.

2. In the 1918 flu epidemic, which population suffered a disproportionately high number of deaths?
(a) Old people.
(b) Spanish people.
(c) Women.
(d) Young people.

3. Why do we need a new flu vaccine formula every year?
(a) The scientists who formulate the new vaccine every year would be out of a job if they only had to do one vaccine every ten years.
(b) The pharmaceutical companies can not store enough vaccine for several years at a time.
(c) Flu viruses transmitted between humans are unstable, and they mutate easily.
(d) Flu vaccine expires quickly.

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

5. What is one of the two metaphors Osterholm uses for fighting viruses throughout the book?
(a) War.
(b) Pestilence.
(c) Envy.
(d) Famine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal does Osterholm think helped spread MERS to humans?

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

3. Which organization was focused on eradicating yellow fever as early as 1915?

4. Which doctor does Osterholm begin Chapter 2 with a quote from?

5. Who was the director of the NIH, as mentioned by Osterholm in Chapter 10?

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