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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one of the leading independent journalists on public health, according to Osterholm in Chapter 16?
(a) Maryn McKenna.
(b) Colleen O'Mahr.
(c) Marshall Winchell.
(d) Lola Navado.

2. What drug did some of the birth defects caused by the Zika virus remind some health care professionals of that had also caused birth defects?
(a) Celebrit.
(b) Ambiel.
(c) Zafran.
(d) Thalidomide.

3. Which Florida Senator expressed alarm over mosquito-borne infections in the aftermath of the Zika outbreak?
(a) Jeb Bush.
(b) Rick Scott.
(c) Rick Sanchez.
(d) Marco Rubio.

4. In Chapter 15, what analogy does Osterholm use for Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases?
(a) Trench warfare.
(b) A marathon.
(c) An uphill battle.
(d) A fight against crime.

5. What potentially deadly diarrhea does the overuse of antibiotics put patients at risk for?
(a) Clostridium difficile.
(b) Crohn's Disease.
(c) Colitis.
(d) Marburg diarrhea.

6. Which medical center in South Korea was shut down temporarily due to a MERS outbreak there in 2015?
(a) Kinowa Medical Center.
(b) Samsung Medical Center.
(c) Marriott Medical Center.
(d) Kumbwa Medical Center.

7. 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.

8. Which advisor of Osterholm's does Osterholm remember as being particularly kind and empathetic towards him in Chapter 14?
(a) Dr. James Curran.
(b) Dr. Anthony Fauci.
(c) Dr. William Hausler.
(d) Dr. Samuel Clemens.

9. What language does the word chikungunya come from?
(a) Malaysian.
(b) Makonde.
(c) Swahili.
(d) Indian.

10. What are the independent pieces of DNA that bacteria can sometimes share with each other?
(a) Cones.
(b) Brokers.
(c) Plasmids.
(d) Quarks.

11. What is the name of Osterholm's son who became ill from a mosquito-borne illness?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Ryan.
(c) Eric.
(d) Michael.

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

13. What illness were doctors in cities along the Brazilian coast seeing a dramatic increase in in 2015?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Guillain-Barre.
(d) Marburg.

14. Where do the mosquitoes that carried the illness that affected Osterholm's son in Chapter 14 usually live?
(a) Deserts.
(b) Standing puddles.
(c) Marshes.
(d) Tree holes.

15. Which public health organization or government agency is in charge of mosquito control today, according to Osterholm?
(a) The Department of Homeland Security.
(b) The Department of Agriculture.
(c) Not one.
(d) Health and Human Services.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did yellow fever get its name?

3. What is a term meaning that a pathogen causes severe and fatal disease?

4. What was the average life-expectancy in the United States in 2009?

5. What illness did Osterholm's son turn out to have in Chapter 14?

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