The Next Contagion: Closer Than You Think by Michael T. Osterholm. The New York Times. May 9, 2013.
Read the article and test your recall with the following questions.
(1) What are the two infectious agents that are causing concern now?
(2) What is "contagion exhaustion" and why is it a cause for concern?
(3) There are _______ kinds of disease-causing microbes capable of causing disease ; ______ can cause epidemics.
(4) H7N9 and the coronavirus are different because they can __________________________.
(5) The only thing keeping viruses from becoming pandemic killers is their _______.
(6) True or False We will be saved by vaccines if a pandemic emerges from these two new threats.
(7) Discuss the economic implications of pandemic.
(8) The world must invest in ______________________________.
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