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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 is the title of the study former British Prime Minister David Cameron commissioned and mentioned to Barack Obama in 2016?

2. In the 1918 flu epidemic, which population suffered a disproportionately high number of deaths?

3. Which doctor isolated the MERS virus in the 2012 outbreak?

4. What are bacteriophages?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 18, what does John Barry, author of The Great Influenza, say is the first thing to understand about influenza?

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. What was the likely origin of the MERS outbreak that began in 2012?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are people living in some megacities around the world potentially more vulnerable to outbreaks caused by some pathogens that those living in more rural or less dense environments? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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