BIOTERRORISM Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
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IT IS DELIBERATE RELEASE OF VIRUSES, BACTERIA OR AGENTS USE TO CAUSE ILLNESS OR DEATH

A

BIOTERRORISM

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TRUE OR FASE
BIOTERRORISIM IS CONSIDERED AS PUBLIC HEALTH EMEGENCY

A

TRUE

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3
Q

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS CAN BE SPREAD IN …..

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AIR, FOOD, AMD WATER

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4
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3 IMPACTS OF BIOTERRORISM

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PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC

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5
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EASILY SPREAD AND TRANSMITTED TO PERSON TO PERSO

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CATEGORY A

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6
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REQUIRES PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS

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CATEGORY A

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7
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TRUE OR FALSE
HIGH PRIORITY AGENTS INCLUDES ORGANISM PRODUCE TOXINS THAT ARE CAUSE THE HIGHEST RISK TO THE PUBLIC (CATEGORY A)

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true

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SECOND HIGHEST RISK

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CATEGORY B

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MODERATE MORBITY RATE AND LOW MORTALITY RATE

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CATEGORY B

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TRUE OR FALSE
CATEGORY A REQUIRES ENHANCED DISEASE SURVEILLANCE

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FALSE CATEGORY B

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11
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INCLUDES EMERGING PATHOGENS

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CATEGORY C

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POTENTIAL FOR HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY RATES

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CATEGORY C

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13
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CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF ANTHRAX
CATEGORY A

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BACILLUS ANTRACIS

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14
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MOST COMMON FORM OF ANTRAX AND LEAST DANGEROUS

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CUTANEOUS ANTRAX

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MOST DEADLY FORM OF ANTRAX

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INHALATION ANTRAX

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16
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RARE TYPE OF ANTRAX CAUSE BY EATING RAW OR UNDERCOOK INFECTED PRODUCTS

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GASTROINTESTIBNAL ANTRAX

17
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CAUSATIVEAGENTS OF BOTULISM
CAT. A

A

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM

18
Q

TRUE OR FALSE
THE TOXIN THAT CAUSES BOTULISM IS ONE OF THE MOST DEADLY TOXINS KNOWN

19
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CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF PLAGUE
CAT. A

A

YERSINIA PESTIS

20
Q

INFAMOUS OF KILLING MILLIONS IN EUROPE DURING MIDDLE AGES

21
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MOST COMMON FORM OF PLAGUE

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BUBONIC PLAGUE

22
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PAINFUL SWOLLEN LYMPH NODES

23
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SPREAD TO THE LUNGS IF UNTREATED IT COULD BE FATAL

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PNEUMONIC PLAGUE

24
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WOULD USE MOST LIKELY IN AEROSOL ATTACKS

A

YERSINIA PESTIS

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CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF SMALLPOX CAT. A
VARIOLA VIRUS
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CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF TULAREMIA CAT. A
FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS
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GROUP OF DISESES THAT ARE CAUSED BY SEVERAL DISTINCT FAMILIES OF VIRUSES.
VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
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CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF VHFS
FILOVIRUSES, ARENAVIRUSES, HANTA VIRUS
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CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF BRUCELLOSIS CAT. B
BRUCELLA SPECIES
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CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF SALMONELLOSIS ( FOOD SAFETY THREATS) CAT. B
SALMONELLA SPECIES
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CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF CHOLERA ( WATER SAFETY THREATS) CAT. B
VIBRIO CHOLERAE
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CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF TYPHUS FEVER CAT. B
RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII
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CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS CAT. B
ALPHAVIRUSES
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PRESENCE OF FEVER, CHILLS, BODY ACHES, JOINT PAIN, VOMITTING, DIARRHEA
VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS
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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
HANTA VIRUS AND NIPAH VIRUS
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CAN CAUSE MILD TO SEVERE DISEASE INCLUDING THE SWELLING OF BRAIN AND CAN CAUSE DEATH
NIPAH VIRUS