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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: Revenge of the Germs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8: "Revolution," the author writes that the medical field discovered _____________, causing things to drastically change.
(a) Government subsidies.
(b) Insurance loopholes.
(c) Vaccinations.
(d) Genetic engineering.

2. Where did Adam Cargill go after being released from a holding facility in Chapter 4?
(a) Sussex, England.
(b) Warsaw, Poland.
(c) Hamburg, Germany.
(d) Marburg, Germany.

3. What is a nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS?
(a) YAV.
(b) CTC.
(c) AZT.
(d) OMG.

4. When Bernhard Mandrella went in for treatment for the Lassa virus, he was given blood from whom?
(a) Lily Pinneo.
(b) Jordi Casals.
(c) Daniel Elmer Salmon.
(d) Pat Webb.

5. When E coli 0157:H7 arrived, transmitted from contaminated meat, which argument became clear?
(a) Using pesticides.
(b) Famine.
(c) Over-drugging farm animals.
(d) Growing fruit crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13: "Revenge of the Germs," by what year were many viruses resistant to antibiotics, including the staph infection?

2. The Uganda-Tanzania War took place during what years?

3. Following Kent Campbell's recovery, he was sent to investigate the Lassa outbreak in ______________.

4. Where did Uwe Brinkmann go after being released from a holding facility in Chapter 4?

5. E faecium became resistant to which last available antibiotic?

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