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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 12 - 14).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what American city did one case of Ebola send shockwaves in 2015?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) Dallas, Texas.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2. What language does the word chikungunya come from?
(a) Indian.
(b) Malaysian.
(c) Makonde.
(d) Swahili.

3. Who was one of the first physicians to name and discover the SARS virus in 2003?
(a) Dr. Karen Jenkins.
(b) Dr. Lou Chen.
(c) Dr. Hazim Nadim.
(d) Dr. Carlo Urbani.

4. What is one way in which a person's immune system can overreact to a pathogen?
(a) By producing cancer cells.
(b) By producing too many red blood cells.
(c) By producing a cytokine storm.
(d) By cutting back production of microbiome cells.

5. How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded to recipients who have contributed to the fight against malaria?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?

2. Which disease did the Gates Foundation take the lead in trying to eradicate?

3. What company did Bill Gates found?

4. Who announced in the early 1980s that an AIDS vaccine would be ready within two years?

5. What group did congress establish in 2006 to help provide a good approach to vaccine development?

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