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| Measles, chickenpox, TB (pulmonary or laryngeal), pertussis, influenza |
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| salmonellosis, hep A, trichinosis, e. coli (eschericha) |
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| cholera, typhoid fever, bacillary dysentery, giardia lambia |
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| lyme disesase, rocky mountain spotted fever, malaria |
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sexually transmitted (HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes and hepatitis BCD)
infectious mono, enterobiasis (pinworms), impetigo, lice, scabies |
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| production of antibodies by the body in response to infection or immunization with a specific antigen) |
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| Passive acquired immunity |
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| trasnfer of antibodies to the host either transplacentally from mom to newborn, or thru transfusions of immunoglobulins, plasma proteins, or antitoxins |
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| 4 Levels of Disaster Management |
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1. Disaster prevention
2. disaster preparedness
3. disaster response
4. disaster recovery |
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| activities to prevent natural/man made disasters - increase surveillance, improve inspections/airport security, strengthen pub health processes |
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| What are determined as part of disaster prevention? |
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| Community's threats, vulnerabilities, and capabilities + demographics of community members |
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| Disaster prevention also includes ... 2 |
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| Identification and assessment of populations at risk |
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| Occurs at national, state, and local levels. Personal + family preparedness included + professional preparedness for ppl in civil service/health care |
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| Individual and family disaster preparedness |
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| creating action plan and determining alternative methods of communication, high lighting possible evacuation routes, id local + distant meeting places, and creating disaster kit |
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| Disaster preparedness also includes |
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| Disaster drills that mock possible scenarios |
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| Disaster Response + agencies involved |
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| Dif agencies (gov and nongov) responsible for different levels of disaster response. Roles = federal emergency management agency (FEMA), CDC, US Dept of Homeland secuirty, american red cross, office of emergency management, pub health system |
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| Disaster management - initial assessment of span of disaster? 4 qs |
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1. how many people affected?
2. how many injured or dead?
3. how much fresh water/food available?
4. what are areas of risk or sanitation problems? |
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| disasters classified according to? |
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| What is activated if federal emergency declared? |
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| National Response Framework (NRF) and provides direction for an organized, effective, national response |
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| Disaster Recovery - when does it begin? |
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| When danger no longer exists and needed representatives and agencies are available to assist with rebuilding |
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| economic and civil life of the community are restored, which can be days, weeks, or even years. At individual level - it is the time it takes an individual to become functional within a community after a disaster. |
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| Important aspects of disaster recovery? |
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| communicable disease and sanitation controls |
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| Phases of emotional reaction during a disaster 4 |
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| heroic, honeymoon, disillusionment, reconstruction |
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| intense excitement and concern for surivial. Often a rush of assistance from outside area is present |
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| affected individuals begin to bond and relive their experience |
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| responders may experience depression and exhaustion. Phase contains unexpected delays in receiving aid |
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| involves adjusting to a new reality and continued rebuilding of the area. Counseling is sometimes needed. those affected begin looking ahead. |
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| Category A biological agents |
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highest priority agents - posing a risk to national security because they are easily transmitted and have high mortality rates
- smallpox (variola), botulism toxin, anthrax, tularemia, hemorrhagic viral fevers, plague |
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| Category b biological agents |
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second highest priority bc moderately easy to disseminate and have high morbidity rates and low mortality rates
ex: typhus, cholera |
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| Category c biological agents |
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third highest priority - made of emerging pathogens that can be engineered for mass dissemination bc they are easy to produce, and/or have a potential high morbidity and mortality rates
ex: hantavirus |
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| manifestations of inhaled anthrax |
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Definition
| headache, fever, muscle aches, severe dyspnea, shock |
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| treatment/prevention anthrax inhalation |
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IV Cipro prophylactically for exposure or high risk of exposure
-antibiotics dont stop disease progression |
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| Dif swallowing, progressive weakness, n/v, abdominal cramps, diff breathing |
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| Treatment/prevention botulism |
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| airway management, antitoxin, elimination of toxin, supportive care - nutrition, fluids, prevent complications |
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| high fever, fatigue, severe headache, rash (begins on face + tongue, quickly spreading to trunk, arms, and legs, then hands and feet) that turns to pus-filled lesions, vomiting |
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| smallpox treatment/prevention |
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| no cure, supportive care (hydrate, pain meds, antipyretics), prevention - vaccine (provides 10 years of immunity) |
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| fever, hemorrhage, vomiting/diarrhea, cough, jaundice, shock |
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| Ebola treatment/prevention |
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No cure, airwa management, dialysis, supportive care
prevent - avoidance of contaminated items/animals |
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| Delivery mechanisms for biological agents |
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Definition
direct contact - subcutaneous anthrax
simple dispersal devices (airborne, nuclear)
water/food contamination
droplet or blood contact |
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