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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. What did Carol begin to show in her symptoms, leading to her being admitted to a psychiatric hospital?

2. In what city was the dermatology clinic that Sara visited in order to have her dermatitis examined?

3. In what city was Sandy a popular girl at her school, according to this chapter?

4. What was the initial method that Sara used in order to treat her rash?

5. What happened when Sara continued the treatments for her rash?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to Sandy that began to cause the officials at the school to suspect something was wrong at the building?

4. What did Dean decide to do when he was experiencing cold hands during a card game?

5. What was the initial named cause for the random cases of pneumonia that turned up for guests at a house party at Martha's Vineyard?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Strange diseases, like the case of the orange man, are interesting to doctors, but the patients might have other reactions.

Part 1: How do you think you would respond if you suddenly turned another color?

Part 2: Why do you think the patient didn't make the connection to the foods he was eating?

Part 3: What would it take for you to go into a doctor to find out what disease you had?

Essay Topic 2

When the babies began to get ill and die, the first thing that was checked was the water sources, which did not yield a clear connection.

Part 1: Why do you think germs were present in the water sources, even though they didn't cause the problems?

Part 2: How do you think germs can be eradicated from a hospital?

Part 3: Do you feel safe when you're in a hospital? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

People who are diagnosed with typhoid fever are barred from working with food.

Part 1: Do you think it's fair to bar someone from working with food when they are ill?

Part 2: Have you ever worked in a service related position when you were sick? Would you?

Part 3: Why do you think a person might work at their job, even though they are ill and contagious?

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