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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Karl Johnson's fiancee who became ill after visiting him in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Lily Pinneo.
(b) Selman Waksman.
(c) Pat Webb.
(d) Wilma Randolph.

3. The outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in 1976 forced through the bills regarding _____________.
(a) Malaria.
(b) The Black Typhus.
(c) Toxic Shock Syndrome.
(d) Swine Flu.

4. According to the author in Chapter 2: "Health Transition," the efforts to eradicate _______ actually made the disease more rampant.
(a) The Black Typhus.
(b) HIV.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Swine Flu.

5. When Johnson and MacKenzie became ill in Chapter 1: "Machupo," they were saved by a doctor who knew to drastically increase ______________.
(a) Pain killers.
(b) Food.
(c) Antibiotics.
(d) Fluids.

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

3. Dr. Jeanette Troup was working in _____________ when an outbreak of the Lassa virus occurred.

4. When Bernhard Mandrella went in for treatment for the Lassa virus, he was given blood from whom?

5. In the book's Preface, the author writes that the vulnerability of the world is increased due to which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wrote the book's Preface? What does the author relate to the reader about the message and subject of the book?

2. How did Joe McCormick help to eradicate a resistant form of meningitis?

3. How is modernization defined? What are the effects of modernization according to the author in the Introduction?

4. Where, aside from Jos, did Lassa virus epidemics occur? What was the source of the disease?

5. What impact did the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease have on United States policy? Where did the outbreak occur?

6. In Chapter 4, who was transported to Germany following infection of the Lassa virus?

7. With whom did Karl Johnson work to develop a safety measure for the doctors in Bolivia in Chapter 1: "Machupo"? What was found in San Joaquin?

8. How does the author describe the initial outbreak of Marburg disease? What were the symptoms of the disease?

9. What did Karl Johnson contract in the beginning of Chapter 1: "Machupo"? Who had traveled to Bolivia and what did this scientist find upon his arrival?

10. What led to the death of Dr. Troup? Where was the source of the virus determined to be from?

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