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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which disease did the Gates Foundation take the lead in trying to eradicate?
(a) Dengue fever.
(b) Ebola.
(c) Polio.
(d) Yellow Fever.

2. What is one of the main problems with the flu vaccine, according to Osterholm?
(a) It makes one's arm very sore.
(b) It is too expensive.
(c) It changes every year.
(d) It can only be administered via a nasal spray.

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

4. About how much money is spent on AIDS vaccine research every year?
(a) About one billion dollars.
(b) About 10 million dollars.
(c) About 500 million dollars.
(d) About 100 million dollars.

5. What flu strain does Osterholm call the grandfather of bird-flu viruses?
(a) H5N3.
(b) H5N1.
(c) H1N1.
(d) H7N4.

6. What is one aspect Osterholm identifies as favorable for virus transmission in his "current world conditions" category in Chapter 8?
(a) Humans swimming in rivers.
(b) Close contact between humans and animals.
(c) Humans sharing more drinks and food.
(d) Humans having more surgeries.

7. What was the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) known informally as when Osterholm was in medical school?
(a) The right disease.
(b) The crown disease.
(c) The foot disease.
(d) The kissing disease.

8. What prevents some people from finishing their doses of malaria medication?
(a) It has to be taken for three days.
(b) It has to be taken for one month.
(c) It has to be taken for two weeks.
(d) It has to be taken for one week.

9. How much does Osterholm claim the worldwide pharmaceutical industry had in revenue in 2014?
(a) About $500 billion.
(b) More than $1 trillion.
(c) More than $1 billion.
(d) About $50 billion.

10. Which organization helped to fund the development of the polio vaccine?
(a) The Children's Hospital Fund.
(b) The March of Dimes.
(c) The Clean Air Fund.
(d) The St. Joseph's Fund.

11. Which chemical did the U.S. Army issue to personnel stationed in areas where there were many mosquitoes?
(a) Estrogen.
(b) Permethrin.
(c) Liathin.
(d) Lechthin.

12. What brand of tampon turned out to be closely associated with cases of TSS in the 1980s?
(a) Be Free.
(b) Assure.
(c) Protect.
(d) Rely.

13. Why did President Nixon curtail the American offensive bioprogram in 1969?
(a) He thought it cost too much.
(b) His Secretary of Dense advised him to shut it down.
(c) He thought his political opponents would use it against him.
(d) He thought it could not achieve any military advantage.

14. Which family member of Osterholm's contracted the HIV virus through a blood transfusion in the 1980s?
(a) His mother, Ellen.
(b) His Aunt Romana.
(c) His Uncle Roman.
(d) His brother Mithchell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?

2. in 2014, how many people worldwide died from AIDS?

3. Which doctor was responsible for figuring out the source of a cholera outbreak in London in the 1850s?

4. Which creature is most responsible for spreading malaria?

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

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