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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. Following Kent Campbell's recovery, he was sent to investigate the Lassa outbreak in ______________.
2. In what year did a type of swine flu strike in Texas simultaneously with another less deadly strain?
3. In Chapter 6: "American Bicentennial," the author writes that the influenza virus developed mutation strategies that made ___________ nearly impossible.
4. What term refers to a disease created as a result of medical treatment?
5. DNA consists of two long polymers of simple units called ____________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the initial outbreak of the Ebola virus? How many people initially died in Yambuku?
2. Where, aside from Jos, did Lassa virus epidemics occur? What was the source of the disease?
3. What viruses made impacts in the United States, according to the author in Chapter 6: "American Bicentennial"? When did they occur?
4. What led to Lily Pinneo's blood being used for antibodies?
5. How does the author describe the AIDS epidemic in the book's Introduction? What measures were taken to monitor the disease?
6. What impact did the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease have on United States policy? Where did the outbreak occur?
7. Where did Mandrella, Cargill, and Brinkmann go after being quarantined?
8. How does the author describe the initial outbreak of Marburg disease? What were the symptoms of the disease?
9. Where was Peter Piot sent to research Ebola? Who worked with the CDC in Atlanta?
10. What led to the death of Dr. Troup? Where was the source of the virus determined to be from?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the political elements of mass immunizations. What backlash came about from the swine flu vaccination campaign? How was the CDC impacted by lawsuits? What recent attempts at vaccinations have been controversial and why?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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