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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. Bernhard Mandrella treated a coworker and sent blood which confirmed the Lassa virus to __________.
2. When was the CDC founded?
3. The author of the book's Preface discusses how our time in history will be tracked by newly emerging epidemics such as __________.
4. In Chapter 4: "Into the Woods," the author writes that Uwe Brinkmann, Bernhard Mandrella, Adam Cargill, and three nurses were taken to an isolated facility in which location?
5. German authorities began to argue with the authorities of ___________ over the Lassa virus in Chapter 4.
Short Essay Questions
1. What viruses made impacts in the United States, according to the author in Chapter 6: "American Bicentennial"? When did they occur?
2. What did the Centers for Disease Control do upon learning of the Ebola epidemic?
3. 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?
4. How did Joe McCormick help to eradicate a resistant form of meningitis?
5. What impact did the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease have on United States policy? Where did the outbreak occur?
6. How did Del Conn contract disease while studying in Zaire? What difficulties did he encounter in leaving the country?
7. How does the author describe the initial outbreak of Marburg disease? What were the symptoms of the disease?
8. In Chapter 4, who was transported to Germany following infection of the Lassa virus?
9. What led to Lily Pinneo's blood being used for antibodies?
10. Where did Mandrella, Cargill, and Brinkmann go after being quarantined?
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 the work of Merl Kuns and Al Wieden during the epidemic of Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, and the setting and geography of San Joaquin, Bolivia. How did the malnutrition of the villagers impact the spread of disease? How were living conditions tied to the disease?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Uwe Brinkmann, Bernhard Mandrella, Adam Cargill, the Lassa virus, and the facility in Germany where the researchers were quarantined. What symptoms did those infected exhibit? Where did the virus originate and how many were infected?
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