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- Terrorism Defined
- Biological Agents
- Biological Agents
- Categories of Biological Agents
- Category A
- Category B
- Category B Agents in Food and Water
- Category C
- High profile landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty or the White House are the only places at risk from terrorist attack.
- Biological agents that are the easiest to disseminate, or that pass most easily from person to person are found in Category:
- Recognizing Biological Agents as WMDs
- Recognizing Biological Agents as WMDs
- Agent: Smallpox (Virus)
- Agent: Anthrax (Bacterium)
- Agent: Pneumonic plague (Bacterium)
- Agent: Botulism (Bacterium)
- Agent: Tularemia (Bacterium)
- Agent: Viral hemorrhagic fevers (Viral)
- Why Biological Agents Would be Chosen as WMDs
- Why Biological Agents Would be Chosen as WMDs (cont.)
- Why Biological Agents Would Not Be Chosen as WMDs
- Early symptoms of inhaled Anthrax include:
- Which of the following is a reason why biological agents would NOT be chosen as WMD?
- Laboratory Response
- Laboratory Response
- The LRN Pyramid
- Sentinel Labs
- Reference Labs
- National Labs
- Laboratory Response - Chemical (LRN-C)
- Laboratory Response - Chemical, Level 3
- Laboratory Response - Chemical, Level 2
- Laboratory Response - Chemical, Level 1
- In the LRN hierarchy, large organizations like the CDC, the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, and the Naval Medic...
- In the Chemical Component of the LRN, there are 54 laboratories divided into three levels. Which laboratory or organization oversees all three levels?
- Your Response
- At Work
- Your Response – At Work
- Physical Security
- Electronic Security
- Suspicious Packages or Envelopes
- Suspicious Packages or Envelopes (continued)
- What do I do if I find a suspicious package?
- Responding to an Alarm
- Be Prepared
- The Fear Factor in Bioterrorism
- What You Can Do to Prevent Panic
- If you see a suspicious package, the first thing you should do is take it to a safe location and call the police.
- Beyond the Workplace
- What If?
- Additional Information
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Clinical laboratory science students, and medical laboratory scientists and technicians seeking review or continuing education opportunities. Also appropriate for medical students, pathology residents, and pathologists.
Author Credentials: Garland E. Pendergraph, PhD, JD, MLS(ASCP)SM, HCLD/CC(ABB) received his MSPH from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, his PhD in medical parasitology/entomology and mycology from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and his law degree with a concentration in health care law from Concord Law School, Purdue University. He also did a Fellowship in Tropical Medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He is the author of a textbook in phlebotomy, a number of scientific articles, plus internet training programs. He is the director of five laboratories.
Reviewer Information: Daniel J. Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) has over 30 years of experience as a certified Medical Laboratory Scientist. He has a bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in Amherst and Buffalo, New York. Dan is a Laboratory Safety Officer for Sentara Health, a system of 12 hospitals and over 20 laboratories and draw sites. As “Dan the Lab Safety Man,” he serves as a laboratory safety consultant, trainer, author, and speaker.
Reviewer Information: Dr. Julie Ann West is certified by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) and as a Specialist in Microbiology (SM). In addition, Dr. West has earned a PhD in Public Health - Infectious Disease Epidemiology and is Certified in Public Health (CPH) by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. Dr. West is experienced as a Technical Specialist, Safety Officer, Educator, and Lead in the Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and has prior experience as an Administrative Laboratory Director.
