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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 sociology, what is the social process of becoming or being relegated to the fringe of society?

2. Hantaviruses are carried by what type of animal?

3. Joe McCormick met with scientists from what country that wanted samples of the Lassa virus?

4. What does MRSA stand for?

5. In what year did the Great Plague hit London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impact did AIDS have in India?

2. What was the impact of resistant microbes in third world countries?

3. How does the author describe the initial occurrences of AIDS in Chapter 11? Where were the outbreaks first seen?

4. How does the author describe the correlation between tampons and outbreaks of TSS in Chapter 12?

5. What three social epidemics related to the biological epidemic of AIDS are observed in Chapter 14: "Thirdworldization"?

6. What was the impact of antibiotics given to animals, as discussed in Chapter 13: "Revenge of the Germs"?

7. How did many nations respond to the AIDS epidemic?

8. What are retroviruses and oncogenes? What was discovered about them in Chapter 8: "Revolution"?

9. How does the author describe the outbreak of Lyme disease? How did human interaction impact the disease?

10. What obstacles did Joe McCormick find in the fight against the Lassa virus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 analyze the political strife between France and Germany regarding the Lassa virus and the quarantine and release of Mandrella, Brinkmann, and Cargill. What work did these researchers continue after their release? Also discuss the work of Kent Campbell on the Lassa virus. Who did Campbell begin testing for the virus in Africa and what were his findings?

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