Bioterrorism

Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the release of toxic biological agents. Common biological weapons are anthrax, botulism, plague, and smallpox. The plague has been one of the most devastating epidemics to mankind, second only to smallpox. Humans can become infected after being bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rodents. The plague develops rapidly and carries a high fatality rate despite immediate treatment and antibiotics. It has been used on various occasions because it’s difficult…

Does your health care institution have a Bioterrorism Readiness Plan? The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics does have a plan of action for any threats, including bioterrorism. If so, please share some information about the plan? If not, discuss what would be specific details that would be included in a plan of action for your health care institution? External resources, such as law enforcement, public health, FBI, and CDC would all be contacted. Within the hospital,…

Although many scientist are in a rush to stop bioterrorism once and for all, there are many other scientist not educated well enough on the subject that they believe bio weapons do not threaten us. This becomes a huge risk in our society because we need all professionals on board with this issue. As we become closer and closer to the attack we should become more aware of the dangers we face if we don’t work together to solve the problem. We should be working together as a team to mitigate the…

The Bioethics of Bioterrorism I. Ethical Question It is universally accepted that bioterrorism, or the use of viruses and bacteria to spread disease and cause panic (“Bioterrorism”), is wrong and inhumane. However there is still a question as to whether or not research into biodefense, or the mechanisms used to battle bioterrorism (“Biodefense”), should be allowed. II. Background As previously stated, bioterrorism is the use of viral and bacterial diseases to infect populations and incite…

new concerns about the possible use of the Variola virus as a bioterrorism weapon. This paper will review the history of smallpox, etiology of the disease and nursing considerations should a new outbreak occur. Smallpox…

Jacob Klingbeil Mrs. Foust Honors English 12 12/5/2017 Motives and Methods of Terrorism In the past decade, terrorism has increasingly become more of a problem. With advances in technology, terrorists have found new ways to strike fear. Identifying and preventing attacks has become much harder because of these advancements. Along with the many methods of attack, there are several different motives for attack. There may not be an easy solution to the issue of terrorism, since there are many…

In addition to the policy development and assurance, assessment is one of the important core functions of public health, and one of significant tools of assessing health status in the community, is through surveillance. By definition, surveillance “is ongoing collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and dissemination to those who need to know” (book p: 206).Therefore, evaluating the health system in the community, assessing the health plans, looking for any weakness or strength in the…

throughout the novel when Sami’s father is being accused of bioterrorism. It also occurs when Tariq Hassan and his friends are being accused of a terror plot and finally, it is evident when Eddy Harrison is not penalized for bullying Sami. The misconceptions of appearance can drive people into twisting reality into the worst scenario. Firstly, misconceptions about appearance are seen when Sami’s father is being accused of bioterrorism. As Sami watches the news story about his father, he goes on…

among biological agents used, is described as being strong enough to eliminate up to one-hundred-thousand humans off of the face of the earth (Overview). If that’s not terrorism, I don’t know what is. In fact, another commonly used word for this is bioterrorism. Terrorism is even in the name. Secondly, this method of war is downright cowardly. Sure, a typical argument against this would consist of stating that this is a good tactic for defense. However, this is not true.…

Government founded the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance or BSAA for short. Officially backed by the United Nations, our main purpose is to combat, prevent, and exterminate bio-terrorism. The BSAA was founded in 2003 by Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Clive R. O'Brian, Barry…