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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. Where was there a significant outbreak of Zika virus in 2013?

2. Who is one of the leading independent journalists on public health, according to Osterholm in Chapter 16?

3. Which book did Rachel Carson write that raised questions about the safety of commonly used chemicals to kill mosquitoes?

4. Osterholm notes in Chapter 17 that in his experience, what gets acted upon is related to which of the following?

5. What is the name of Osterholm's son who became ill from a mosquito-borne illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the most serious complication of the Zika virus that merged in the Americas in 2015?

2. In Chapter 12, why does Osterholm think President Obama's choice of Ron Klain to head his Ebola task force in 2014 was inspired?

3. Why did so many young, healthy people die in the 1918 flu epidemic?

4. What are the two types of dengue disease Osterholm describes in Chapter 14?

5. What does Osterholm write that Zika is the first example of in his career in public health?

6. In Chapter 14, what does Osterholm remember Dr. Hausler for, especially during a difficult personal episode for Osterholm?

7. Why does Osterholm think many doctors prescribe antibiotics even when they think they will do the patient no good?

8. Which bacteria does Osterholm cite as killing more people in America each year than the AIDS virus, and where do most of them pick up the infection?

9. Why does Osterholm claim a personal stake in studying mosquito-borne illnesses?

10. In Chapter 13, what was one of the missteps Osterholm criticizes China for in the early days of the SARS outbreak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the most significant factors that led to the spread of Ebola in 2014 in West Africa, according to Osterholm? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

What does Osterholm use the analogy of the myth of Pandora, and Pandora's box, to explain or illustrate in this book? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

According to Osterholm, what are some of the benefits of having people outside of the fields of medicine and public health, like Ron Klain and Lord Jim O'Neill, manage global health responses, programs, and/or initiatives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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