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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. What process for killing bacteria is Louis Pasteur famous for discovering?

2. What brand of tampon turned out to be closely associated with cases of TSS in the 1980s?

3. What syndrome did Osterholm do extensive work on in the early 1980s?

4. Which part of Africa did the Ebola outbreak occur in in 2014?

5. What disease did Edward Jenner help discover the first means of vaccination for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the main reasons Osterholm says it is quicker to produce drugs than vaccines?

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

3. How was Osterholm personally affected by the AIDS epidemic?

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

5. What are some of the current world conditions Osterholm identifies as aiding the transmission of diseases?

6. What common product did Osterholm and his colleagues eventually trace the development of toxic shock syndrome to?

7. Why was Dr. Jonas Salk such a hero to so many parents in the 1950s?

8. In Chapter 4, what does Osterholm reveal as what he thinks is the probable cause of the world's next pandemic?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the major problem Dr. Scott Halstead identified in 2016 with a potential dengue fever vaccine, and why was the problem apparently unique to this disease? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In the Introduction, Osterholm writes that he has come to be known by some in the media as "Bad News Mike." Write an essay explaining why Osterholm earned this nickname, and explain how he views it himself.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 13, what is Osterholm's opinion about Dr. Carlo Urbani, the Italian doctor who first identified SARS as the deadly pathogen it is? What are some of the personal and professional attributes Urbani demonstrated that informed Osterholm's opinion of him? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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