Supplemental Reading
The Demon in the Freezer
Name: ______________________
1. Describe the differences between inhalation anthrax and contact anthrax.
2. Compare smallpox symptoms with anthrax symptoms.
3. Describe the process in which smallpox was eliminated.
4. Why are the Russians still doing research with smallpox in the late 1990s?
5. List the benefits and detriments of being a scientist for the CDC.
6. What was the result of the monkey experiments in the chapter The Demon’s Eyes?
7. What was different about the anthrax found in the letter addressed to Tom Daschle?
8. Describe the process of recombinant genetics in creating a vaccine resistant strain of a virus.
9. Did you like this book? Why or why not?
10. What did you learn about the scientific process by reading this book?