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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many deaths were reported from the first epidemic of Legionnaires' disease in 1976?
(a) 328.
(b) 173.
(c) 34.
(d) 92.

2. Who was treating Bernhard Mandrella for the Lassa virus when he met Kent Campbell?
(a) David Sencer.
(b) Jay Butler.
(c) Al Wieden.
(d) Uwe Brinkmann.

3. The first epidemic of Legionnaires' disease occurred during what month in the year 1976?
(a) December.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) July.

4. Who discovered that the flu lived harmlessly in pig mucus, and thus, dubbed the new virus swine flu?
(a) Daniel Elmer Salmon.
(b) Richard Shope.
(c) Paul Bres.
(d) Selman Waksman.

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

6. Jordi Casals proved that the Lassa virus was spread through ______________.
(a) Ants.
(b) Roaches.
(c) Rodents.
(d) Cats.

7. In 1967, an outbreak of an unknown virus occurred in which location?
(a) Toronto, Canada.
(b) Sussex, England.
(c) Sydney, Australia.
(d) Marburg, Germany.

8. In the Introduction, Laurie Garrett discusses the experiences of her uncle who was a doctor in what year?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1914.

9. The yellow fever epidemic was rampant in areas of West Africa and was spread by what insect?
(a) The a. aegypti mosquito.
(b) The p.funtari lobster.
(c) The h. cyptamy rodent.
(d) The r. tryrmic fish.

10. When Johnson and MacKenzie became ill in Chapter 1: "Machupo," they were saved by a doctor who had treated a similar disease in __________.
(a) Tanzania.
(b) France.
(c) Uganda.
(d) Korea.

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

12. What refers to the disease fighting white blood cells that help the immune system fight off infection?
(a) D-cells.
(b) T-cells.
(c) P-cells.
(d) G-cells.

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

14. The discovery of penicillin is attributed to what Scottish scientist?
(a) Fred Murphy.
(b) Friedrich Miescher.
(c) Harold Jaffe.
(d) Alexander Fleming.

15. What CDC director was fired over the first epidemic of Legionnaires' disease?
(a) Friedrich Miescher.
(b) David Sencer.
(c) Johnathan Mann.
(d) Paul Bres.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was penicillin first discovered?

2. In what country was Jordi Casals born?

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

4. What refers to compulsory isolation, typically to contain the spread of something considered dangerous, often disease?

5. What was the confirmed source of the first epidemic of Legionnaire's disease?

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