Bioterrorism

(Move to treatment??) Researchers have discovered that the fight against invading B. anthracis begins with the first infected cell. They found that the impacted macrophages will instantly communicate with other immune cells to warn them of the distress and develop a strategy in order to survive. The key signaling molecule that is involved in the survival strategy is adenosine triphosphate or ATP, which is a basic currency of energy transfer used by all organisms for various biochemical processes…

Disease respects no border. Today’s globalized society expands opportunities for pathogens to spread easily, increases pathogen resistance to drugs, and potentializes unintentional and intentional release of pathogens through bioterrorism. A recent Ebola outbreak caused regional instability in the U.S. and abroad. Countries without a strong public health system pose a threat to the U.S. and the rest of the world during pandemic crises. Our health and wellness is dependent on international…

EFFECTS OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS ON HRM IN THE USA Many executives in HR departments were at the forefront of helping their employees on 9/11. Poe (2001) and Leonard (2001) profiled HR professionals who helped their employees to safety, helped account for those missing, set up communications links for those missing, and brought in employee assistance program (EAP) counselors for on-site help to those with stress problems. A week after the 9/11 attacks, the main professional association in…

Are the benefits of synthetic biology significant? Pros: Synthetic biology holds major benefits for humanity and promises much. It promises better drugs, less thirsty crops, greener fuels and even a rejuvenated chemical industry. Synthetic biology can help fight climate change and pollution. It has the potential to reduce the dependence on oil and to address climate change. Developed microbes would produce oil, giving a renewable fuel that could be used interchangeably with gasoline without…

Introduction Wolper asserts that in the U.S. and other high-income countries, healthcare has become an imperative topic of concern. This is due to the National health risks, for instance, AIDS, flu, and bioterrorism. These risks affect international health, politics and commerce (03). Therefore, in every medical facility there is need for management in order to achieve the best results for both staff and patients. One of the ways of management is through healthcare administration. Healthcare…

Smallpox is a very deadly disease that most doctors in this day in age have never seen before. The disease had been around for approximately 12,000 years before anyone found a vaccine to prevent it. The terrible virus has excruciating symptoms that usually results in death. Although Smallpox was eradicated from America in 1950, there is still a chance that it could come back if terrorists choose to bring it back. There are many symptoms of Smallpox that occur over a period of time, but they…

Care Ethics: A Practical Guide for Professionals (pp. 1-22). Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England. Health Systems Research, Inc. An Altarum company. (2007). Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide. Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies Tools and Models for Planning and Preparedness, 1-120. Retrieved from http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/mce/mceguide.pdf Kluge, E. W., & Tomasson, K. (2002). Health Care Resource Allocation: Complicating…

capacity (YRMC Community Outreach Department, 2017). For the hospital, threats and CRISIS COMMUNICATION PLAN 4 hazards can come in the form of floods, windstorms, hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes, epidemics, extreme heat, bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction, mass casualty, and other natural, technological, or human-caused events. Intra-agency and inter-agency communication is a challenging task that requires teamwork and identified roles and responsibilities.…

Depending on the disease agent and pathogenic vector chosen, agroterrorism is a tactic that can be used either to cause mass socioeconomic disruption or as a form of direct human aggression”. The Department of Homeland Security defines agricultural bioterrorism as an intentional attack on agriculture or the food system using a disease causing…

The United States have its own current strategies to counter state sponsored terrorism. It is based upon Former President George W. Bush Doctrine. When he addressed the National Security Strategy in October 2002 to the nation, he made it clear that, “ America will hold to account nations that are compromised by terror, including those who harbor terrorist because the allies of terror are the enemies of the civilization. In this essay we will look at current strategies being used to repel…