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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. How are vector-borne diseases spread?

2. Which of the following is widely used to grow vaccines?

3. What is the nickname some in the media started giving to Osterholm?

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

5. What is the abbreviation for the combination vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Osterholm try to emphasize for helping stop the spread of AIDS in the mid-1980s, as separate from vaccines?

3. In Chapter 10, what kind of flu strain is Osterholm particularly worried about?

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

5. What is the interaction between tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS?

6. What were the two relatively rare conditions doctors began seeing in patients at the outset of the AIDS epidemic?

7. Why was John Snow's work so important in the 1800s?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 3, how does Osterholm argue that the CDC likely made the problem of TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome) linked to tampon use worse? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your agruments.

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the significant mistakes public health officials made in the early days of the AIDS crisis, according to Osterholm? What are some of the decisions and ideas public health officials put into action in the early days of the AIDS crisis that Osterholm praises? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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