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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept stated that as nations moved out of poverty and basic needs were met, scientists could use pharmaceutical and chemical tools to wipe out parasites, bacteria, and viruses?

2. Chapter 1: "Machupo," Karl Johnson found himself deathly ill with what disease?

3. What does AIDS stand for?

4. Laurie Garrett earned her undergraduate degree in biology from what institution?

5. After his work with famine relief efforts, Uwe Brinkmann was dubbed by Germans as a __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How was Lily Pinneo exposed to the Lassa virus? Where was she sent after being infected?

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

6. What led to Lily Pinneo's blood being used for antibodies?

7. What was the CDC's response to the swine flu epidemic? What resistance was met?

8. Where was Peter Piot sent to research Ebola? Who worked with the CDC in Atlanta?

9. Where did Mandrella, Cargill, and Brinkmann go after being quarantined?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the environmental factors in the spread of the Manchupo virus. How did changes in farming techniques and pest eradication affect the environment in the village? What led to an infestation of mice in the area? How did the mouse urine end up in contact with the villagers?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Paul Bres and his work with the WHO, and the development of Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Where did the disease first appear? What were the living conditions of the villagers like and how did this contribute to the spread of the disease?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the work of Dr. Jeanette Troup and Lily Pinneo. Where were Troup and Pinneo when they encountered the Lassa virus? Why did Pinneo recover from her infection? Who was given transfusions of Pinneo's blood and what reaction did they have?

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