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| What has the last decade witnessed as a result of the global market and the ease of international travel? |
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| Increased rate and faster spreading of infectious diseases. |
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| What does W.H.O. stand for and what are they responsible for? |
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Definition
| World Health Organization. They study global epidemiology and issue global alerts and international surveillance when there are breakouts. |
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| The deliberate use of (or threat to use) microorganisms as weapons. |
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| What does the C.D.C. stand for and what do they do? |
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Definition
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They prepare for the possibility of bioterrorist attacks. They created the Laboratory Response Network that can rapidly detect and identify bioterrorism events under safe working conditions. |
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| The CDC created three categories for potential agents of bioterrorism. What are the three and please list examples of each. |
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Definition
A- Highest threat level (Ex: bubonic plague, smallpox, ebola, botulism).
B- Include food-borne and water-borne diseases (Ex: salmonella, viral encephalitides, zoonotic infections).
C- Emerging pathogens with potential risks for the future (even though many are causes of ancient diseases) Examples: tuberculosis, yellow fever virus, cryptosporidium parvum. |
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| In the lab, the diagnosis of an infectious agent is accomplished through the use of what? |
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Definition
| culture, serology, DNA/RNA sequencing techniques. |
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