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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. The WHO created the Declaration of Alma-Ata which sought to unite the world in a push to create healthy living conditions for everyone by what year?

2. What country sought to improve its own infrastructures with little funding, relying instead on education?

3. The Aswan High Dam was constructed during what decade?

4. Which United States Representative showed that the poor areas of India were already seeing an epidemic by 1991?

5. Hantaviruses are carried by what type of animal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What led to the outbreak of AIDS in Uganda? What was the impact of AIDS there?

10. How does the author describe the Rivet Hypothesis in Chapter 16?

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 history of plagues and their correlation to urban development. Why does the author assert that urbanization relates directly to the spread of disease? Also discuss the differences in pandemics and epidemics in Western Europe and the Americas versus those in Africa, India, and Asia. In what ways have plagues affected these civilizations differently?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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