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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. 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.

2. What kind of creatures are mosquitos?
(a) Arthropods.
(b) Mammals.
(c) Amphibians.
(d) Arachnids.

3. How many West African children were orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in 2014?
(a) About 50,000.
(b) About 10,000.
(c) About 100,000.
(d) About 30,000.

4. Which illness did Osterholm initially fear his son might have contracted in Chapter 14?
(a) Marburg.
(b) Bacterial meningitis.
(c) Influenza.
(d) SARS.

5. In Chapter 8, who is considered one of the founders of vaccinations?
(a) John Snow.
(b) Edward Jenner.
(c) James Curran.
(d) Alexander Fleming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the 2012 outbreak of MERS seem to originate?

2. Who is the National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, named for?

3. What language does the word chikungunya come from?

4. What is the United Nations' target date for ending the AIDS epidemic?

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

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