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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 19 - 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Osterholm say is currently the most important vector-borne virus disease that affects humans?
(a) Ebola.
(b) MERS.
(c) Dengue.
(d) Cholera.

2. Which organ did an American health care worker harbor Ebola virus in for quite a while after he had been cured of the disease?
(a) His eye.
(b) His liver.
(c) His kidney.
(d) His stomach.

3. What kind of virus are both the MERS and SARS viruses?
(a) Hemorrhagic fevers.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Coronaviruses.
(d) Prions.

4. What was the American infant mortality rate at the turn of the twentieth century?
(a) 10 - 20%.
(b) 20 - 30%.
(c) 60 - 70%.
(d) 40 - 50%.

5. What happened to government interest in a SARS vaccine when the outbreak was contained by the summer of 2003?
(a) Interest in a vaccine shifted from government to private sector stakeholders.
(b) It dwindled.
(c) Interest in a vaccine shifted from government to philanthropic entities.
(d) It intensified.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book did Rachel Carson write that raised questions about the safety of commonly used chemicals to kill mosquitoes?

2. In the 1918 flu epidemic, which population suffered a disproportionately high number of deaths?

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

4. What is one of the problems with the vaccine industry, according to Osterholm?

5. What is the name of the Gates Foundation's initiative against malaria?

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