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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Introduction - Chapter 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which professional was responsible for naming the HIV/AIDS virus in the early 1980s?
(a) Dr. Bill Foege.
(b) Dr. James Curran.
(c) Dr. Michael Osterholm.
(d) Dr. Jennifer Riles.

2. What brand of tampon turned out to be closely associated with cases of TSS in the 1980s?
(a) Protect.
(b) Rely.
(c) Assure.
(d) Be Free.

3. What is the serious condition that the Zika virus sometimes causes in babies?
(a) Paralysis.
(b) Microcephaly.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Blindness.

4. What does the One Health movement strive to do?
(a) Emphasize that it is the health of the individual that is the most important.
(b) Emphasize the idea that we need to understand the health of both humans and animals to prevent human disease.
(c) Try to find new vaccines for use in the developing world.
(d) Try to foster public health information-sharing between countries.

5. What turned out to be causing the diarrheal illness in Minnesota that Osterholm investigated in 1984?
(a) Bacteria from a peanut-processing plant.
(b) Pathogens on canteloupes.
(c) Bacteria in raw milk.
(d) Pathogens on spinach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of graph do epidemiologists use to try to figure out what threats they should be worrying about in public health?

2. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?

3. Which family member of Osterholm's contracted the HIV virus through a blood transfusion in the 1980s?

4. What is one of the two metaphors Osterholm uses for fighting viruses throughout the book?

5. Where did Osterholm grow up?

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