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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. Where does the accumulated mineral go when it builds up in the liver and the body can't process it?
(a) Brain.
(b) Spinal cord.
(c) Lungs.
(d) Heart.

2. Mr. Huckleby began to feed his animals a mixture of _________ and discarded seed grain from a local supplier.
(a) Pig parts.
(b) Corn.
(c) Beans.
(d) Garbage.

3. What is the standard treatment for hepatitis once it is identified in a patient?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) IV fluids.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Gamma globulin.

4. The _______ from the infected animals came from the wet fur of the dogs when they came inside to shake themselves off.
(a) Hairs.
(b) Teeth.
(c) Saliva.
(d) Skin.

5. Students who were not in __________ did not become ill like others.
(a) The choral rehearsal.
(b) The cafeteria.
(c) The gym class.
(d) The bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Betty Page and her husband planning when she began to have strange medical symptoms?

2. How many children in a family of nine became ill when the CDC was called in to help?

3. One female patient got reactive to metals after having __________ implanted during a surgery.

4. What was the original diagnosis for Rudy's inability to smell or to taste anything pleasant?

5. What did Natalie find out was given to her in order to help her depression, though this left her unaware of where she was?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the problem the investigators found during their hunt for answers about the infected babies?

2. What was the strange phenomenon that the pizza restaurant owner began to experience?

3. Which individuals are more likely to have hypogeusia, according to the specialist in this section?

4. What did Natalie find out when she woke up in a hospital and didn't know who she was?

5. What does the chapter say seems to be a primary cause of sensitization of patients to metals?

6. Septicemia a general term for what, according to the explanations in this book?

7. What was the problem with the season being winter when it came to finding out the diagnosis for the sick children?

8. Why was the meat the cause of the thyroid issues in Richard and in others?

9. What is the problem for patients who are suffering from Wilson's disease, according to the book?

10. What were the treatments that were begun on the contact dermatitis, though these treatments were not successful?

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