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Vaccines: Calling the Shots

Streaming at Nova: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/vaccines-calling-shots.html

1. What percentage of patients with whooping cough die? 
       1%            10%          18%        30%

2. Why was the doctor in New York surprised to see a case of measles? 
      his patients had been vaccinated         
        he had never seen measles        

3. 500 years ago, what proportion of children died before the age of 5? 
      1/5         1/10      3/5        1/3 

4. What doctor demonstrated that cowpox infection prevented smallpox? 
      Louis Pasteur           Jonas Salk   
       Edward Jenner      Albert Einstein

5. What stopped the measles virus from spreading throughout New York?
      quarantines        herd immunity      
      severe winter      school closings

6. Luke's seizure happened after vaccination. After tests were conducted, it was determined that what caused his seizure?
      epilepsy                 a spider bite         
     peanut allergy       influenza

7.  How did congress respond to David's father's lobbying regarding the polio vaccine?
      it was banned            it was changed
       they ignored him         they fired the head of the CDC

8. Autism is most likely caused by: 
       toxins             genetics     allergies   drug use

9.  The HPV vaccine can prevent:
       stomach flu       near-sightedness   polio       cancer

10.  Are the benefits of vaccines worth the risk? Defend your position in at least 1 complete sentence.