1. Where did Ron MacKenzie return after taking blood samples in Bolivia in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Panama.
(d) Ecuador.

2. In what year did the worst flu epidemic in the twentieth century strike, killing millions?
(a) 1873.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1918.

3. Human trials of Albert Sabin's oral polio vaccine began in what year?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1957.

4. Who worked with Patricia Webb on the Ebola virus in the CDC's laboratory?
(a) Merl Kuns.
(b) Joe McCormick.
(c) Fred Murphy.
(d) Ron MacKenzie.

5. According to the author in Chapter 2: "Health Transition," the study of parasites and tropical disease waned because in post-WWII health care, there was a shift to eradicate __________ from the planet.
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Cats.
(c) Rats.
(d) Microbes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leader in infectious disease was called in to test the deadly virus against samples of thousands of viruses in his lab in Chapter 3: "Monkey Kidneys and the Ebbing Tides"?

2. DNA was first isolated by what Swiss physician?

3. A study in Africa related to TB showed its decrease was likely due to what?

4. What expert of viruses at WHO was dispatched to Maridi to gather samples in Chapter 5: "Yambuku"?

5. What organ does tuberculosis usually attack?

(see the answer key)

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