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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. According to the author in Chapter 13, what were vital to cell transformation?
2. What organ does tuberculosis usually attack?
3. Kaposi's sarcoma was originally described by Moritz Kaposi in what year?
4. What is a virus that is duplicated in a host cell using the reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome?
5. The Aswan High Dam was constructed during what decade?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the discovery of genetic engineering change the views of the scientific community?
2. What impact did AIDS have in India?
3. With whom did Joe McCormick meet to discuss the Lassa virus? What was this relationship like?
4. What was the impact of antibiotics given to animals, as discussed in Chapter 13: "Revenge of the Germs"?
5. What are retroviruses and oncogenes? What was discovered about them in Chapter 8: "Revolution"?
6. How did many nations respond to the AIDS epidemic?
7. How does the author describe the initial occurrences of AIDS in Chapter 11? Where were the outbreaks first seen?
8. What led to the outbreak of AIDS in Uganda? What was the impact of AIDS there?
9. What obstacles did Joe McCormick find in the fight against the Lassa virus?
10. When was the hantavirus first discovered? What was the source of the epidemics?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Define RNA, DNA, and virus mutation, and discuss the development of the Health Transition. What was the impact of the Health Transition on third world nations? How does the author say health care changed globally after the introduction of antibiotics?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss and analyze the history and origins of the flu virus and swine flu. When was the swine flu virus discovered and how did this discovery impact its eradication? Also discuss Richard Shope and the CDC's attempts to develop vaccinations for the virus. Why did the researchers meet with resistance?
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