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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. What drug did some of the birth defects caused by the Zika virus remind some health care professionals of that had also caused birth defects?
(a) Zafran.
(b) Celebrit.
(c) Thalidomide.
(d) Ambiel.

2. What disease did Edward Jenner help discover the first means of vaccination for?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Polio.
(d) Measles.

3. What word does Osterholm deliberately use when discussing the use of new antibiotics throughout history?
(a) Discoveries.
(b) Inventions.
(c) Serendipity.
(d) Stumbles.

4. What is the name of Osterholm's son who became ill from a mosquito-borne illness?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Eric.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Michael.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Osterholm say is the average time from vaccine development to public availability?

2. In 2001, what was the name of the senate building that was shut down for months due to an anthrax contamination?

3. How did yellow fever get its name?

4. What is one antibiotic commonly used to threat anthrax?

5. Who convened a panel of experts in 1965 to discuss whether new antibiotics were needed?

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