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- Discuss the role of the medical professional in the event of a bioterrorism attack.
- Reflect on the history of bioterrorism.
- Identify the CDC categories of possible bioterror agents and diseases.
- Explain the types of dispersion.
- Compare available bacterial agents, their diagnosis, and treatment procedures, and how they could be used during a bioterrorist attack.
- Analyze viral agents with the potential for bioterrorist use, including smallpox and viral hemorrhagic fevers.
- Evaluate biologic toxins and how they might be used in biowarfare.
- Apply a disaster plan for acts of terrorism that involve biologic weapons, including considerations for non-English-proficient populations.
The role of the medical practitioner in the event of a bioterrorism attack includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
What was the most successful recent bioterror attack prior to 2001?
In what year did U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen announce that all U.S. military troops would be immunized against anthrax?
The CDC has designated three classes of possible bioterrorism diseases/agents. They are categorized according to
All of the following are considered Category A agents by the CDC, EXCEPT:
Dispersion of weapons of bioterror can occur by
Two examples of bacterial agents for biowarfare are
The anthrax skin infection first appears as a
The Working Group on Civilian Biodefense suggests use of which antibiotic for primary pneumonic plague?
Tularemia was studied for use as a biologic weapon by
Smallpox is primarily a possible threat as a bioweapon because
In the case of a smallpox outbreak, vaccination priority should be given to all of the following high-risk groups, EXCEPT:
In addition to supportive care, IV ribavirin may offer benefit for treating which of the following virus types that cause hemorrhagic fevers?
In the United States, there is a licensed vaccine available for
Botulinum toxins are produced by
An orally ingested dose of how little botulinum toxin serotype A is toxic?
Ricin poisoning results in all of the following symptoms, EXCEPT:
Which of the following statements regarding infection control in cases of ricin poisoning is TRUE?
A possible clue to a biowarfare or terrorist attack is
Included in a disaster plan should be processes for
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