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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the problem with the vaccine for yellow fever?
2. Which writer does Osterholm begin Chapter 12 with a quote from?
3. Which advisor of Osterholm's does Osterholm remember as being particularly kind and empathetic towards him in Chapter 14?
4. Why did funerary practices contribute to the spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014?
5. What is a term meaning that a pathogen causes severe and fatal disease?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Osterholm write that Zika is the first example of in his career in public health?
2. What kind of virus is Ebola and why was it given this specific name?
3. What is one of Osterholm's fears about how a virus like Ebola could possibly mutate to become worse?
4. In Chapter 14, what does Osterholm remember Dr. Hausler for, especially during a difficult personal episode for Osterholm?
5. Which bacteria does Osterholm cite as killing more people in America each year than the AIDS virus, and where do most of them pick up the infection?
6. What was the most serious complication of the Zika virus that merged in the Americas in 2015?
7. Why does Osterholm think many doctors prescribe antibiotics even when they think they will do the patient no good?
8. In Chapter 16, who was one of the first doctors to discover the power of antibiotics and how did he make this discovery?
9. In Chapter 12, what is one of the theories about how the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa began?
10. In Chapter 13, what was one of the missteps Osterholm criticizes China for in the early days of the SARS outbreak?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 20, what are some of the characteristics of our current influenza vaccines that Osterholm argues are "unique, and not in a good way?" (286). How does Osterholm believe our influenza vaccines could and should be improved? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What were some of the significant mistakes public health officials made in the early days of the AIDS crisis, according to Osterholm? What are some of the decisions and ideas public health officials put into action in the early days of the AIDS crisis that Osterholm praises? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the most significant factors that led to the spread of Ebola in 2014 in West Africa, according to Osterholm? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.
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