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

2. What does means of transmission mean in terms of viruses?
(a) The way viruses are taken over by other viruses.
(b) The way a virus is prevented by a vaccine.
(c) The way a virus gets from one place to another.
(d) The way a virus dies.

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

4. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?
(a) 1992.
(b) 2006.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2000.

5. Osterholm notes in Chapter 17 that in his experience, what gets acted upon is related to which of the following?
(a) What scares enough people.
(b) What gets the right person's attention.
(c) What gets money.
(d) What gets counted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What company did Bill Gates found?

2. How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded to recipients who have contributed to the fight against malaria?

3. When did Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans?

4. What was President George W. Bush's emergency plan for combating AIDS?

5. How many West African children were orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in 2014?

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