Yellow Fever Solo 3

The team visited Dr. Carlos Finlay in order to (Chapter 6 "Bugs" pages 124-126)

• a. offer him a position on the U.S. Army research team

• b. hare their research findings from the Bacillus icteroides experiments

• c. learn more about the mosquito theory

• d. take samples from individuals living in Havana, Cuba

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Which of the following does the author NOT do in paragraph 3? (page 124)

• a. Inform the reader about other insect-transmitted diseases.

• b. Explain Dr. Lazear's interest in mosquito-related research.

• c. Provide a rationale for Dr. Reed's team to take the mosquito theory seriously.

• d. Share evidence that supports the contaminated clothing theory.

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Which team member was chosen to lead the mosquito research?

• a. Dr. Reed

• b. Dr. Carroll

• c. Dr. Agramonte

• d. Dr. Lazear

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What was the last step of Dr. Lazear's experiment?

• a. Observe the healthy people to see if the disease develops.

• b. Hatch mosquito eggs.

• c. Have female mosquitoes bite yellow fever patients.

• d. Have the same female mosquitoes bite healthy people.

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Why do Dr. Agramonte and Dr. Lazear decide that they need to let the same mosquito that bit Dr. Carroll bite another healthy person? (pages 127-132)

• a. To try to find more evidence that the infected mosquito spread the disease

• b. To disprove Dr. Finlay's theory

• c. To keep the insect that bit Dr. Carroll alive

• d. To make sure they have enough infected patients

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Why is Private Dean the "perfect volunteer"?

• a. He is young, so he is not likely to be immune to the disease.

• b. He is leaving Cuba for the U.S. shortly, and would be able to recover with family.

• c. He has not been in Cuba long, and is unlikely to have already been exposed to the disease.

• d. He does not take the danger of infection seriously.

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