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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. Which of the following is the title of an earlier book written by Osterholm that he refers to in Chapter 8?
(a) Living Terrors.
(b) Toxic Shock and its Aftermath.
(c) Pathogens of Pandemic Potential.
(d) Finding the Cure.

2. In which part of Minnesota did Osterholm investigate an outbreak of diarrheal illness in 1984?
(a) Willow.
(b) Brainerd.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Framewood.

3. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?
(a) CDC.
(b) MRYX.
(c) CIDRAP.
(d) MARBAP.

4. What does Osterholm say is the average time from vaccine development to public availability?
(a) About 3 years.
(b) About 10 years.
(c) About 1 year.
(d) About 15 years.

5. What disease did Edward Jenner help discover the first means of vaccination for?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Measles.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Polio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flu strain does Osterholm call the grandfather of bird-flu viruses?

2. Which drugs do pharmacies begin to run short on in Chapter 19 during the flu pandemic?

3. Which public health agency issued a document about warning signs of Influenza strains in 2015?

4. Which chemical did the U.S. Army issue to personnel stationed in areas where there were many mosquitoes?

5. Why did funerary practices contribute to the spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014?

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