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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 15 - 18).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which North American city did a SARS outbreak occur in 2003?
(a) Montreal.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Toronto.

2. Which two cities were initially on the WHO's travel alert because of SARS in 2003?
(a) Guangdong and Hong Kong.
(b) Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
(c) Chicago and Hong Kong.
(d) New York and Beijing.

3. Where do the mosquitoes that carried the illness that affected Osterholm's son in Chapter 14 usually live?
(a) Tree holes.
(b) Marshes.
(c) Deserts.
(d) Standing puddles.

4. What does Osterholm say is the scariest means of transmission for a pathogen?
(a) Surfaces.
(b) Water.
(c) Lungs.
(d) Blood.

5. What was the American infant mortality rate at the turn of the twentieth century?
(a) 40 - 50%.
(b) 60 - 70%.
(c) 20 - 30%.
(d) 10 - 20%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Osterholm notes in Chapter 17 that in his experience, what gets acted upon is related to which of the following?

2. Who created the polio vaccine?

3. Which child of Osterholm's came across her sibling's unnamed case in a medical presentation while in medical school?

4. What kind of creatures are mosquitos?

5. What is the problem with the vaccine for yellow fever?

(see the answer key)

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