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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. According to the author in Chapter 13, what were vital to cell transformation?
(a) Antiviral cascades.
(b) Protein inhibitors.
(c) Amino acids.
(d) Plasmids and transposons.

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

3. Joe McCormick met with scientists from what country that wanted samples of the Lassa virus?
(a) Australia.
(b) Brazil.
(c) The United States.
(d) The Soviet Union.

4. What, along with other chemicals, was used to eradicate the mosquito causing an increase in sand flies?
(a) TCW.
(b) LSD.
(c) DMR.
(d) DDT.

5. When E coli 0157:H7 arrived, transmitted from contaminated meat, which argument became clear?
(a) Growing fruit crops.
(b) Using pesticides.
(c) Famine.
(d) Over-drugging farm animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8: "Revolution," the author writes that the medical field discovered _____________, causing things to drastically change.

2. What surgeon traveled to the capital of Uganda only to discover that their virus matched the AIDS epidemic?

3. An increase in sand flies resulted in an increase in what disease, according to the author in Chapter 9?

4. A study in Africa related to TB showed its decrease was likely due to what?

5. The hantavirus was first discovered during what war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the Rivet Hypothesis in Chapter 16?

2. What was the message delivered by Johnathan Mann in Chapter 14: "Thirdworldization"? To whom did he speak?

3. What obstacles did Joe McCormick find in the fight against the Lassa virus?

4. How did many nations respond to the AIDS epidemic?

5. How does the author describe the correlation between tampons and outbreaks of TSS in Chapter 12?

6. When was the hantavirus first discovered? What was the source of the epidemics?

7. What led to the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases amongst the gay community?

8. What was the impact of tuberculosis in America? What improved conditions?

9. What were the reasons that poverty stricken areas encouraged drug resistant bacteria?

10. What was the impact of resistant microbes in third world countries?

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