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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which disease did the Gates Foundation take the lead in trying to eradicate?

2. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?

3. In 2001, what was the name of the senate building that was shut down for months due to an anthrax contamination?

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

5. In Chapter 8, who is considered one of the founders of vaccinations?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which populations are most affected by malaria infections?

2. In Osterholm's opinion, how do our influenza vaccines need to change?

3. Why was the Spanish Flu so named, even though it likely did not originate in Spain?

4. What was the deadliest pandemic of the modern era?

5. What is the term Osterholm uses for the process of a microbe moving from one place to another host?

6. In Chapter 2, what intensely personal detail of his early life does Osterholm share with the reader?

7. How does Osterholm distinguish between a so-called good death and a bad death?

8. What is one sometimes fatal reaction the human body has to microbes, especially in those with strong immune systems?

9. In Chapter 1, why does the CDC's Jim Curran move quickly to name the AIDS disease as it is named?

10. In the Introduction, what are the two metaphors for disease that Osterholm sets out for use throughout the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Osterholm's view, why is Dr. John Snow such an important figure in the field of epidemiology, and what is Dr. Snow most famous for? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is a threat matrix, and how does it work? What is the purpose of a threat matrix in public health? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why was the zika virus so dangerous - and different from earlier zika outbreaks - when it emerged in South American in 2016? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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