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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. According to the author in Chapter 13, what were vital to cell transformation?

2. By what year did the World Bank see the need for better health care in poorly developed countries?

3. In Russia, a poor health care system that was impoverished following the fall of Communism forced the reuse of _______________.

4. In what state is the town of Lyme, for which Lyme disease was named, located?

5. An epidemic of what disease proved that the United States was in rough shape and in need of timely vaccinations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the impact of resistant microbes in third world countries?

2. What was the impact of tuberculosis in America? What improved conditions?

3. What was the impact of antibiotics given to animals, as discussed in Chapter 13: "Revenge of the Germs"?

4. How does the author describe the correlation between tampons and outbreaks of TSS in Chapter 12?

5. What three social epidemics related to the biological epidemic of AIDS are observed in Chapter 14: "Thirdworldization"?

6. How does the author describe the initial occurrences of AIDS in Chapter 11? Where were the outbreaks first seen?

7. What led to the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases amongst the gay community?

8. What impact did AIDS have in India?

9. What illness broke out in New Mexico in 1993? How many people died?

10. When was the hantavirus first discovered? What was the source of the epidemics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the work of Dr. Jeanette Troup and Lily Pinneo. Where were Troup and Pinneo when they encountered the Lassa virus? Why did Pinneo recover from her infection? Who was given transfusions of Pinneo's blood and what reaction did they have?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the history of plagues and their correlation to urban development. Why does the author assert that urbanization relates directly to the spread of disease? Also discuss the differences in pandemics and epidemics in Western Europe and the Americas versus those in Africa, India, and Asia. In what ways have plagues affected these civilizations differently?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the current epidemics in the world and solutions to future epidemics as based on the book's preface and the concepts of Johnathan Mann. What are the causes for greater risks of epidemics today than ten years ago? In what ways have these developments helped society and in what ways have they hindered it?

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