REHS Exam - Bioterrorism Questions
and Detailed Accurate Answers
Bioterrorism - Answer: The deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs, toxins or agents
used to cause illness or death
-Goal: mass panic
Biowarfare - Answer: The deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs toxins or agents
used to cause illness or death in people AS A WEAPON OF WAR
Goal: incapacitate/kill the enemy
CARVER + Shock - Answer: -originally developed to identify areas that may be vulnerable
C: Criticality, impact on public health & society
A: Accessibility, ease to access a target
R: Recepurability, recovery from an attack
V: Vulnerability, can attack be easily performed
E: Effect, the direct loss
R: Recognizability, ease of identifying target
Shock: health, economic, psychological impacts
US Bioterrorism History - Answer: 1763: small pox infected blankets given to Chief Pontiac's warriors
surrounding Fort Pit
1984: Bagwan Shree Rajneesh contaminated salad bars in Dalles, OR
2001: Anthrax through US mail
Category A - Answer: -easily disseminated
-high mortality rates
-public panic, social disruption
-special attention for preparedness
and Detailed Accurate Answers
Bioterrorism - Answer: The deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs, toxins or agents
used to cause illness or death
-Goal: mass panic
Biowarfare - Answer: The deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs toxins or agents
used to cause illness or death in people AS A WEAPON OF WAR
Goal: incapacitate/kill the enemy
CARVER + Shock - Answer: -originally developed to identify areas that may be vulnerable
C: Criticality, impact on public health & society
A: Accessibility, ease to access a target
R: Recepurability, recovery from an attack
V: Vulnerability, can attack be easily performed
E: Effect, the direct loss
R: Recognizability, ease of identifying target
Shock: health, economic, psychological impacts
US Bioterrorism History - Answer: 1763: small pox infected blankets given to Chief Pontiac's warriors
surrounding Fort Pit
1984: Bagwan Shree Rajneesh contaminated salad bars in Dalles, OR
2001: Anthrax through US mail
Category A - Answer: -easily disseminated
-high mortality rates
-public panic, social disruption
-special attention for preparedness
