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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Health Transition and Chapter 3: Monkey Kidneys and the Ebbing Tides.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Laurie Garrett researched for The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance as a fellow at what institution?
(a) The University of California, Santa Cruz.
(b) The Yale Public Health Academy.
(c) The University of California, Los Angeles.
(d) The Harvard School of Public Health.

2. What is the condition that results from taking an unbalanced diet in which certain nutrients are lacking?
(a) Malnutrition.
(b) Antibody.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Bulimia.

3. What profession did Karl Johnson's fiancee have, as described in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Dermatologist.
(b) Neurologist.
(c) Virologist.
(d) Oncologist.

4. What does the acronym WHO stand for?
(a) Wholesome and Holistic Outlook.
(b) World Health Organization.
(c) Women's Health Operation.
(d) Wellness and Health Organization.

5. In the book's Preface, the author writes that the vulnerability of the world is increased due to which of the following?
(a) Modern travel.
(b) Isolation of populations.
(c) Decreased populations.
(d) Human evolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. A WHO research team discovered all the original patients of the mystery disease had handled monkeys from ___________.

2. What term refers to a disease created as a result of medical treatment?

3. According to the author in Chapter 2: "Health Transition," the efforts to eradicate _______ actually made the disease more rampant.

4. When does the author write that the Institute of Medicine convened a panel to discuss the severity of a microbial threat to United States citizens in the Introduction?

5. In the Introduction, Laurie Garrett discusses the experiences of her uncle who was a doctor in what year?

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