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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Thirdworldization.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Author Laurie Garrett refers to Karl Johnson and Ron MacKenzie as the first _______ in Chapter 1: "Machupo."
(a) Scientific geniouses.
(b) Disease cowboys.
(c) Viral explorers.
(d) Medical juggernauts.

2. A study in Africa related to TB showed its decrease was likely due to what?
(a) Improved housing.
(b) Democratic government.
(c) Lack of rats.
(d) Electricity.

3. Who was on the team that Patricia Webb built to travel to Yambuku?
(a) Uwe Brinkmann.
(b) Johnathan Mann.
(c) Joel Breman.
(d) Selman Waksman.

4. What disease did children with malaria contract after being required to have nearly complete blood transfusions?
(a) Measles.
(b) Schistosomiasis.
(c) Junin.
(d) HIV.

5. In China, the use of what drug was encouraging AIDS to spread, according to the author in Chapter 14?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) LSD.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Methamphetamine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bernhard Mandrella treated a coworker and sent blood which confirmed the Lassa virus to __________.

2. Soon after the first outbreak described in Chapter 5: "Yambuku," another outbreak was seen at the hospital in what location?

3. French and Belgium scientists began to suspect the AIDS disease was a virus with what origins?

4. What does the acronym WHO stand for?

5. In what year was Joe McCormick in Brazil overseeing a massive meningitis outbreak?

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