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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. In the beginning of Chapter 5: "Yambuku," the author describes a man in Yambuku who was treated for an illness like _____________.
2. 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?
3. How many deaths were reported from the first epidemic of Legionnaires' disease in 1976?
4. What does the acronym WHO stand for?
5. In the Introduction, Laurie Garrett discusses the experiences of her uncle who was a doctor in what year?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was Lily Pinneo exposed to the Lassa virus? Where was she sent after being infected?
2. What is the central focus of The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance? What is the author's message to the reader as established in the Preface and Introduction?
3. How did Del Conn contract disease while studying in Zaire? What difficulties did he encounter in leaving the country?
4. What led to the infection of Karl Johnson and Ron MacKenzie? Who saved them and how?
5. What did the World Health Organization discover to be the source of the Marburg disease? Who was called in for further research?
6. What did the Centers for Disease Control do upon learning of the Ebola epidemic?
7. In Chapter 4, who was transported to Germany following infection of the Lassa virus?
8. In Chapter 2, how does author Laurie Garrett describe the evolution of healthcare following the introduction of antibiotics?
9. What were the results of attempts to eradicate malaria?
10. How is modernization defined? What are the effects of modernization according to the author in the Introduction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the history of plagues and their correlation to urban development. Why does the author assert that urbanization relates directly to the spread of disease? Also discuss the differences in pandemics and epidemics in Western Europe and the Americas versus those in Africa, India, and Asia. In what ways have plagues affected these civilizations differently?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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