How is the Zika virus spread?  A. Through person-to-person contact  B. Through mosquito bites  C. Through the release of the virus into the air by plants  D. Through dog bites

Which is NOT true of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study? a. Participants never saw doctors or nurses b. Participants were given the newly discovered penicillin c. The study was an important reason the U.S. developed ethical standards for experiments d. Poor black men were chosen as participants

Which is the part of the virus that attaches to the host cell? a. Exterior proteins b. Capsid proteins c. Lipid envelope d. mRNA

Why do viruses need to infect a host?   A. In order to eat other viruses   B. In order to reproduce   C. In order to grow from eggs to adult viruses   D. In order to properly socialize with other viruses

In the case of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then called Zaire) in 1976, how did the virus first transmit to humans?   A. A teacher ate a wild bat   B. A teacher ate a wild antelope   C. Scientists are still unsure   D. A mosquito bit a teacher

Why did Ebola spread so easily across the world in 2014?   A. Because laboratories were easily able to ship the Ebola virus across the world.    B. Because criminals were easily able to send the Ebola virus through worldwide mail.   C. Airline travel made it easy for infected people who were symptomless to travel the world.   D. Because the digital age quickly spread misinformation about Ebola online

Viruses are composed of which type of genetic material inside of a protein shell? a. Not all viruses contain genetic material b. RNA c. DNA d. DNA or RNA