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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. After the woman that researchers tracked the outbreak of the Lassa virus to had been hospitalized, how many people became ill in Chapter 4?

2. What was the name of Karl Johnson's fiancee who became ill after visiting him in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?

3. Who discovered that the flu lived harmlessly in pig mucus, and thus, dubbed the new virus swine flu?

4. What refers to a neurological disorder that occurs when many nerves throughout the body malfunction simultaneously?

5. When does the author write that the Institute of Medicine convened a panel to discuss the severity of a microbial threat to United States citizens in the Introduction?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who wrote the book's Preface? What does the author relate to the reader about the message and subject of the book?

4. What led to the infection of Karl Johnson and Ron MacKenzie? Who saved them and how?

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

6. How did Joe McCormick help to eradicate a resistant form of meningitis?

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

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

9. How did Del Conn contract disease while studying in Zaire? What difficulties did he encounter in leaving the country?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the outbreak of Marburg disease and attempts to control the epidemic. How many individuals were infected and what was their prognosis? Where did the disease originate and what carried it and exposed it to humans?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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