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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 animal does Osterholm think helped spread MERS to humans?

2. What publication did Osterholm almost pull an op-ed he wrote about Zika from in 2016?

3. In Chapter 15, what analogy does Osterholm use for Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases?

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

5. Which public health organization or government agency is in charge of mosquito control today, according to Osterholm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of Osterholm's fears about how a virus like Ebola could possibly mutate to become worse?

2. What did Dr. Anne Schuchat at the CDC say about the tools available to fight a disease like SARS?

3. In Chapter 17, what is one remedy for antibiotic-resistant infections that Osterholm says will be more difficult, but not impossible, to develop?

4. Why does Osterholm believe the public is so fearful of diseases like Ebola?

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

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

7. How does Osterholm characterize most Americans' attitude towards mosquitoes?

8. What kind of virus is Ebola and why was it given this specific name?

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

10. Why does Osterholm argue that cancer and heart disease kill so many more people today than they did a century ago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the reasons Osterholm puts forward to explain why new vaccine production takes so long, from start to finish? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What is contact tracing? How does it work, and what are some of the specific illnesses of the past several decades for which Osterholm argues its use was critical to managing outbreaks of? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your findings.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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