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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most common animal to be afflicted with the rabies virus, according to researchers?
(a) Bat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Snake.

2. What kind of birds did several of the classrooms in the school have that might have caused the disease?
(a) Robins.
(b) Ostriches.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Parakeets.

3. What was the diagnosis most people thought was the cause of Billy's symptoms, while the race was on to find the specific cause?
(a) Allergies.
(b) Pesticide poisoning.
(c) Food poisoning.
(d) Drugs.

4. Those who are known to be carriers are legally barred from having a role in the ____________ industry.
(a) Stock market.
(b) Performance.
(c) Food service.
(d) Marketing.

5. What did the physician take in order to be tested for illnesses and other conditions?
(a) Blood sample.
(b) Hair sample.
(c) Urine sample.
(d) Blood pressure.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state was David Hoffman an insulation installer, according to the book?

2. What company changed the name of the compound to aspirin?

3. What is NOT an animal that can spread rabies can be spread according to the text in this chapter?

4. What was recently held at a German-American hall, according to the findings of the researchers?

5. What was the initial reason why Hoffman decided to go into the doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a person contract anthrax if they come across it in the world?

2. Who were the people to become ill after eating lunch together, more ill than the ones with whom they dined?

3. What was the final cause for the trichinosis determined to be? What was the source of the infection?

4. What did Billy receive as treatment when he was first admitted and then discharged to home?

5. What happened to the eleven elderly men in Manhattan which caused medical teams to become concerned about their condition?

6. Why was the attending doctor who saw Herman not alarmed by his condition when he arrived at the hospital?

7. What did the hospital tests on Elmo reveal to be a source of his condition?

8. What happens when it is found out that a person is a carrier of typhoid fever, even if they don't have any symptoms?

9. Where does the worm that afflicted Vernon normally live before it seeks out a human host?

10. How is the disease of typhoid fever spread, according to those who have studied it in the medical world?

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