Are radiation terrorist attacks silent or loud?
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Both; can be a silent scenario (open gamma source, water food source
contamination ) or an overt scenario (w/ a blast)
Epidemiologic features that may help in the detection of a biological outbreak
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, (1) Large epidemic with an elevated incidence and death rate.
(2) Multiple, simultaneous outbreaks.
(3) Multidrug-resistant pathogens detected
(4) Infection that is nonendemic for the region.
(5) Sick or dead animals.
(6) Information that helps: The patients travel history; Infectious contacts,
Employment history; Activities over the preceding 3 to 5 days.
Mild terror events
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• Small numbers of severely injured (mostly are mildly injured if at all)
• Specific target, well undertaken
• Hoax and false alarms
• Use of TICs, small scale, no real danger
• Main issue - identifying the agent ASAP, dealing with the press, negation
of a possible larger event
Category C agents
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Category C agents include pathogens that:
(1) could be engineered for mass dissemination either because of ready
availability, or ease of production and transport.
(2) are usually agents of significant potential morbidity and/or mortality.
Examples include hantavirus or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
What happened in Japan in 1995?
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The Japanese terrorist religious cult Aum Shinrikyo released sarin into the
Tokyo subway system killing 12 and flooding the Tokyo medical system with
more than 5000 casualties
Vesicant (blistering) agents
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Lewisite and Mustards
What is the Non-Proliferation Treaty of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)?
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The NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread
of nuclear weapons and weapon technology, to promote cooperation in
the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of achieving
nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament. The treaty
opened for signature in 1968, the Treaty entered into force in 1970.
What are the two main types of radiation exposure?
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Irradiation or contamination.
, Weapons of mass destruction
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Include nuclear/ radiological; biological and chemical weapons
In Israel, who takes the C&C in a TMCE?
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The Israeli Police; Only in extreme cases the HFC gest involved
What percentage of the declared CWPF have been inactivated?
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100%; 64 of the 70 CWPFs declared have been either destroyed (43) or
converted for peaceful purposes (21).
What is the clinical presentation of glanders?
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Both; can be a silent scenario (open gamma source, water food source
contamination ) or an overt scenario (w/ a blast)
Epidemiologic features that may help in the detection of a biological outbreak
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, (1) Large epidemic with an elevated incidence and death rate.
(2) Multiple, simultaneous outbreaks.
(3) Multidrug-resistant pathogens detected
(4) Infection that is nonendemic for the region.
(5) Sick or dead animals.
(6) Information that helps: The patients travel history; Infectious contacts,
Employment history; Activities over the preceding 3 to 5 days.
Mild terror events
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• Small numbers of severely injured (mostly are mildly injured if at all)
• Specific target, well undertaken
• Hoax and false alarms
• Use of TICs, small scale, no real danger
• Main issue - identifying the agent ASAP, dealing with the press, negation
of a possible larger event
Category C agents
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Category C agents include pathogens that:
(1) could be engineered for mass dissemination either because of ready
availability, or ease of production and transport.
(2) are usually agents of significant potential morbidity and/or mortality.
Examples include hantavirus or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
What happened in Japan in 1995?
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The Japanese terrorist religious cult Aum Shinrikyo released sarin into the
Tokyo subway system killing 12 and flooding the Tokyo medical system with
more than 5000 casualties
Vesicant (blistering) agents
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Lewisite and Mustards
What is the Non-Proliferation Treaty of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)?
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The NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread
of nuclear weapons and weapon technology, to promote cooperation in
the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of achieving
nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament. The treaty
opened for signature in 1968, the Treaty entered into force in 1970.
What are the two main types of radiation exposure?
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Irradiation or contamination.
, Weapons of mass destruction
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Include nuclear/ radiological; biological and chemical weapons
In Israel, who takes the C&C in a TMCE?
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The Israeli Police; Only in extreme cases the HFC gest involved
What percentage of the declared CWPF have been inactivated?
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100%; 64 of the 70 CWPFs declared have been either destroyed (43) or
converted for peaceful purposes (21).
What is the clinical presentation of glanders?
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