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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8 Cardinal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "filovirus" mean in Latin?
(a) Harmless virus.
(b) Ring virus.
(c) Deadly virus.
(d) Thread virus.

2. How many biocontainment levels are in USAMRIID?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

3. Where does Dr. David Silverstein live?
(a) Kinshasa.
(b) Marburg, Germany.
(c) Reston, Virginia.
(d) Nairobi.

4. What do the initials USAMRIID stand for?
(a) United States of America Reconnaissance and Investigation of Infection and Disease.
(b) United States Army Major Research and Investigation Division.
(c) United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.
(d) United States of America Medical Research and Investigative Department.

5. Who worked in the Yambuku Mission Hospital?
(a) The Zairean military.
(b) Belgian nuns.
(c) Spanish doctors.
(d) The government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the index case of Ebola Sudan?

2. Where did the initial outbreak of Ebola Zaire begin?

3. What are the classic signs of Ebola in all primates?

4. What pet lives with Nancy and her family?

5. What is Ebola virus named for?

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