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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. What is a form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii?

2. What disease did children with malaria contract after being required to have nearly complete blood transfusions?

3. What, along with other chemicals, was used to eradicate the mosquito causing an increase in sand flies?

4. The Uganda-Tanzania War led to the overthrow of whose regime?

5. What does PID refer to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the discovery of genetic engineering change the views of the scientific community?

2. What was the impact of tuberculosis in America? What improved conditions?

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

4. What was the message delivered by Johnathan Mann in Chapter 14: "Thirdworldization"? To whom did he speak?

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

6. When was the hantavirus first discovered? What was the source of the epidemics?

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

8. What were the reasons that poverty stricken areas encouraged drug resistant bacteria?

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

10. What was the CDC's response to the initial outbreak of AIDS? Where had similar cases been seen?

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 analyze Patricia Webb, Fred Murphy, Joel Breman and Peter Piot and their work and research on the Ebola virus. Who traveled to Yambuku and what was discovered there? How many different Ebola viruses exist and how do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the history of the World Bank and its involvement in lending for modernization in underdeveloped nations. What were the impacts of these developments? What obstacles did Joe McCormick encounter in his work in Africa with the Lassa virus? Why?

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