Preparations for Possible Bioterrorism Attack

Oncology nursing implications related to smallpox bioterrorism preparations.

Although smallpox was globally eradicated in 1977, the current threat of smallpox as a bioterrorism agent is unknown. Based on intelligence reports, the U.S. government and public health sectors have recommended smallpox vaccination for very select individuals. Patients with cancer are at particular risk for complications from the smallpox vaccine because of potential immunosuppression. Vaccina...

Preparedness for Bioterrorism

استفاده از عوامل بیولوژیک در  جنگلهای بین المللی و حتی مناقشات منطقه ای تازگی ندارد. تقریبا از زمانی که انسان به وجود عوامل (عفونی و غیرعفونی) بیماری زا  پی برد، سعی کرد آنها را برعلیه دشمنانش بکار گیرد.  بیوتروریسم سوء استفاده از عوامل میکروبی یا فراورده های آن یا به عبارت جامع تر، استفاده از عوامل بیولوژیک به منظور ارعاب یا هلاکت انسانها و نابودی دامها، گیاهان و ... می باشد.

Biological Attack on Agriculture: Low-Tech, High-Impact Bioterrorism

M of the concern over the last decade about US vulnerability to bioterrorism has focused on terrorist use of pathogens to attack the civilian population. This concern increased in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon and the anthrax letter attacks on US Senate offices and the media. However, a number of analysts have pointed out that terroris...

Is Second Attack of Diphtheria Possible?

Is Second Attack of Diphtheria Possible?

' One attack of diphtheria does not always confer a lasting immunity, second and even third attacks are not uncommon. This is probably because our body cells respond slowly to stimulation by diphtheria toxin with the production of antitoxin and the ordinary attack of diphtheria is too brief in duration for adequate stimulation of antitoxin production. This is indicated by the fact that several ...