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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 virus that is duplicated in a host cell using the reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome?

2. After at least nineteen cases with twelve deaths in New Mexico, what epidemiologist began to work on the issue with the CDC?

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

4. What was the third social epidemic noted by WHO?

5. Lyme disease was first discovered when a number of cases were identified in what year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What illness broke out in New Mexico in 1993? How many people died?

5. How does the author describe the evolution of staph infections in Chapter 13: "Revenge of the Germs"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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