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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. Kent Campbell began testing whom for the Lassa virus in Chapter 4?
(a) German soldiers.
(b) Canadian hospital workers.
(c) Irish nuns.
(d) Iranian refugees.

2. In what year was Karl Johnson in Panama when his friend, Ron MacKenzie, headed to Bolivia to investigate a disease, as described in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1949.

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

4. In Chapter 4: "Into the Woods," the author writes that Uwe Brinkmann, Bernhard Mandrella, Adam Cargill, and three nurses were taken to an isolated facility in which location?
(a) Germany.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Spain.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many deaths were reported from the first epidemic of Legionnaires' disease in 1976?

3. DNA consists of two long polymers of simple units called ____________.

4. Yambuku is a small village in the Mongala District of what current country?

5. Who was treating Bernhard Mandrella for the Lassa virus when he met Kent Campbell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What viruses made impacts in the United States, according to the author in Chapter 6: "American Bicentennial"? When did they occur?

2. How does the author describe the AIDS epidemic in the book's Introduction? What measures were taken to monitor the disease?

3. 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?

4. What did the Centers for Disease Control do upon learning of the Ebola epidemic?

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

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

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

8. What led to the wane of study on parasitic disease? What discoveries were changing the way scientists viewed infectious viruses?

9. What were Karl Johnson and Ron MacKenzie's first impressions of Bolivian hemorrhagic fever? What did the disease resemble?

10. In Chapter 2, how does author Laurie Garrett describe the evolution of healthcare following the introduction of antibiotics?

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