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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. Carol Terry began to show signs of shakiness and _________ at the start, but these symptoms began to grow worse.
(a) Faintness.
(b) Loss of appetite.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Palpatations.

2. Two prominent doctors from the University of _________ School of Medicine were unable to determine what was wrong with Richard.
(a) Michigan.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) North Dakota.

3. _________ is a bacterial infection that is typically found in rodents and transferred to humans through direct contact.
(a) Anthrax.
(b) Tuleremia.
(c) Rabies.
(d) Pseudonomas.

4. What happened to other students after Sandy was taken to the hospital?
(a) Other students thought she was faking it.
(b) Other students left.
(c) Other students began to get ill.
(d) Other students looked for clues.

5. What was the name of the fungicide that cause the troubles in the feed that was given to the animals?
(a) Thermagen.
(b) Tratophen.
(c) Mentalop.
(d) Panogen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the diagnosis that was given to Dean when he went into the hospital for his blue hands?

2. What is NOT one of the samples taken from the infant in order to find out what was wrong in order to choose the right treatment?

3. When did Betty's husband come up to the cottage in order to spend the weekend with her?

4. What did the family raise, which made the investigators begin to think these might have had something to do with the cause?

5. What was the suspected cause of the infant's symptoms in July 1965?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did investigators find to be unusual about the feed in the storage bin?

5. What was determined to be the cause of the illness that was later found to be tularemia?

6. What does the book point out is the treatment for Wilson's disease, helping the patient recover nearly immediately?

7. Why didn't the man who hand kneaded the dough cause any infection to spread when the bread was baked?

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

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

10. How is infectious hepatitis usually passed from one person to another, according to the book?

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