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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. The French finally announced they had discovered what virus believed to cause AIDS?
(a) TAM.
(b) LAV.
(c) GEP.
(d) YRBD.

2. In China, the use of what drug was encouraging AIDS to spread, according to the author in Chapter 14?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) LSD.
(c) Methamphetamine.
(d) Heroin.

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

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

5. Hantaviruses are carried by what type of animal?
(a) Birds.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Rodents.
(d) Bats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii?

2. Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to what genus?

3. In sociology, what is the social process of becoming or being relegated to the fringe of society?

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

5. What was the second social epidemic noted by the WHO?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did drug use perpetuate the spread of AIDS?

2. How does the author describe the initial occurrences of AIDS in Chapter 11? Where were the outbreaks first seen?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was the impact of antibiotics given to animals, as discussed in Chapter 13: "Revenge of the Germs"?

9. With whom did Joe McCormick meet to discuss the Lassa virus? What was this relationship like?

10. What impact did AIDS have in India?

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