Bioterrorism

tularensis. With ignorance of bacterial entrance, the lethal dosage of F.tularensis ssp. tularensis is about 10 cells and the rate of mortality in untreated situation is up to 35%. Thus, this subspecies is recognized as an important case regarding to bioterrorism concern. The centers for infectious diseases control and prevention (CDC) have classified the life threatening bacterium of F.tularensis ssp. tularensis in category A (2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12). In accordance with previous studies, the…

including his consumers. It is a strong financial business as it has no debt and continues to operate with low overhead. The company is thriving by providing the food industry a program which makes adhering to the current legislation regarding bioterrorism simple. This act refers to combating “introduction of an animal or plant disease or by chemical, biological, physical or radiological contamination of food or water. (Government of Canada, 2014)” Area 9.7.4 of the legislation refers to…

organizations depend on therapeutic services suppliers to supply the information that is the reason for sickness observation. E.g. in doctors who analyzed the main instances of Bacillus anthracis were fundamental in perceiving and reacting to the bioterrorism…

gh Public Health Preparedness 11/6/15 Smallpox Basic Outline Introduction 1. The preparedness community has vastly changed since we first started working toward eradicating smallpox. They have made progressions in areas of communication plans, isolation and quarantine, environmental control, and checklist for different levels of government. 2. These developments and actions have helped toward the progression of eradicating other diseases. The smallpox health initiative action plan helped…

In the final assignment there will be two topics discussed, the first topic will be, what are the capabilities and limitations of intelligence in supporting homeland security efforts. This topic will provide examination of the various elements that make up the intelligence community from local law enforcement to national agencies, and how they all work together. The second topic is, critique the capability of the homeland security enterprise to adequately identify and address future challenges.…

provider that is capable of sharing healthcare information such as provider notes, injuries, past surgeries, medications, and allergies by network connected information systems. Whether confronted by natural disasters, health pandemics, or even bioterrorism attacks, the public needs dependable healthcare access to their medical information. With the adoption of electronic health records over the years, there is no longer concern of a person’s medical information disappearing as it had done in…

Vaccination is when a vaccine is administered to you by a shot or they can give it to you through a breathing treatment. Immunisation is what happens in your body after you get a vaccination.Vaccines stimulate your immune system so that it can notice the disease and can protect you from future diseases and infections.Prevention of disease is very important to in the medical society and more importantly on human society. It protects all of the people who receive them and those with whom they…

Mr. Carney was able to remain debt free. Later down the line more problems would arise as the development of FlexiBake continued. A new competitor arose and joined the market. The competitor was known as Bake Smart. Bake smart emerged with a product that offered some features that Mr. Carney had not added to his FlexiBake software yet. Not only was there a new competitor, it came to Mr. Carney’s attention that FlexiBake was hacked by a Chinese company. That Chinese company then began to release…

On the day September 18,2001 the first anthrax attack happened only one week after the attack on the twin towers. “The Anthrax attacks started on the east coast around Boston then traveled throughout the country.”(Alex Collins 1)The first guy died a couple days after and the world realized that anthrax was deadly and was coming for the country.”A terrorist attack in the United States on our home territory”(Alex Collins 2). A panic went off in every nook and cranny in the country. Most biomedical…

The Burkholderia Taxonomy and Genomics Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp) belongs to the Burkholderia genus which contains over 40 species that inhabit a variety of ecological niches. The majority of species within this genus are non-pathogenic soil-dwelling bacteria, but a few species are highly pathogenic to humans and can result in severe disease [1]. This includes B. mallei, an obligate mammalian pathogen and the causative agent of glanders, which primarily affects horses and other solipeds…