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a b c d a b c d 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ 13 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 14 ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 15 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 16 ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 17 ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 ■ ■ 19 ■ ■ ■ ■ 10 ■ ■ ■ ■ 20 ■ ■ ■ ■ #434   FEBRUARY 2020   1 CE CREDIT  $6 4. What is perhaps the chief challenge for managing antimicrobial resistance (AMR)? a. Use of antimicrobials b. Bystander pathogen populations c. Ease of transmission in highly populated areas d. Globalization 5. The Spanish flu claimed the lives of ___ of the world’s population, far exceeding the death toll of WWII. a. 1-3% b. 2-5% c. 4-7% d. 10% 6. Howmany deaths were reported in the Ebola outbreak between 2014-2016? a. 28,600 b. 2,417 c. 11,325 d. 284,000 7. Out of a total of AMR-related deaths, resistant TB is responsible for howmany deaths globally per year? a. 7,000 b. 240,000 c. 700,000 d. 1 million 1. What is one of the biggest concerns about managing the risk of infectious disease when focusing on the trans- mission of pathogens? a. Aging global population b. Climate change c. Urbanization d. All of the above 2. The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), which was started by the United States and launched in 2014, now shares partnership with over ____ other groups. a. 43 b. 50 c. 64 d. 70 3. A recent study estimated the expect- ed annual cost of pandemic influenza at roughly ____. a. $50 million b. $100 million c. $100 billion d. $500 billion 8. In 2001, an attacker caused terror and chaos in the US by mailing letters laced with _____ to the offices of two sena- tors and multiple members of the news media, which resulted in five deaths. a. Sarin b. Anthrax c. Smallpox d. Horsepox 9. True or false: AMR threats differ from epidemic threats because many are typi- cally contracted as nosocomial infec- tions. a. True b. False 10. What one disease wreaks havoc consis- tently over developing and developed worlds alike? a. HIV b. Malaria c. Influenza d. Plague INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY # 434 FEBRUARY 2020 1 CE CREDIT $6 NBSTSA Certification No. AST Member No. ■ My address has changed. The address below is the new address. Name Address City State Zip Telephone ■ Check enclosed  ■ Check Number Make It Easy - Take CE Exams Online Y ou must have a credit card to pur- chase test online. We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Your credit card will only be charged once you pass the test and then your credits will be automati- cally recorded to your account. Log on to your account on the AST homepage to take advantage of this benefit. If you want to mail in your CEs, but still want to pay by credit card, give us at call at 800-637-7433. InfectiousDisease Threats in the Twenty-First Century FEBRUARY 2020 | The Surgical Technologist | 73