Femas Role In Managing Bioterrorist Attacks And The Impact Of Public Health Concerns On Bioterrorism Preparedness

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0756726069
Total Pages : 77 pages
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services
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Total Pages : 98 pages
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Download or read book FEMA's Role in Managing Bioterrorist Attacks and the Impact of Public Health Concerns on Bioterrorism Preparedness written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services
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Total Pages : 76 pages
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Download or read book FEMA's Role in Managing Bioterrorist Attacks and the Impact of Public Health Concerns on Bioterrorism Preparedness written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vitali B. Mellehovitch
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781590339411
Total Pages : 194 pages
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Download or read book Bioterrorism and Public Health written by Vitali B. Mellehovitch and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioterrorism poses a unique challenge to the medical care and public health systems. Unlike an explosion or chemical attack, which results in immediate and visible casualties, the public health impact of a biological attack can unfold gradually over time. Until a sufficient number of people arrive at the emergency rooms and doctors' offices complaining of similar illnesses, there may be no sign that an attack has taken place. The speed and accuracy with which the doctors and laboratories reach the correct diagnoses and report their findings to public health authorities has a direct impact on the number of people who become ill, and the number that die. The nation's ability to respond to a bioterrorist attack, therefore, depends crucially on the state of preparedness of its medical care systems and public health infrastructure. Public health experts have for years complained about the deterioration of the public health system through neglect and lack of funding. They warn that the nation is ill equipped and insufficiently prepared to respond to a bioterrorist attack. For example, they point out that there are too few medical personnel trained to spot biological attacks, a shortage of sophisticated laboratories to identify the agents, and inadequate supplies of drugs and vaccines to counteract the threat. They also contend that inadequate plans exist for setting up quarantines and emergency facilities to handle the sick and infectious victims. Improving public health preparedness and response capacity offers protection not only from bioterrorist attacks, but also from naturally occurring public health emergencies. Public health officials are increasingly concerned about our exposure and susceptibility to infectious disease and food-borne illness because of global travel, ubiquitous food imports, and the evolution of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. This book reviews critical issues in the US public system and its vulnerability or lack thereof to bioterrorism.

Author : General U. S. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1596051620
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bioterrorism written by General U. S. General Accounting Office and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the probability of a domestic bioterrorist attack has been considered to be low, some characteristics of biological agents may make them appealing to terrorist. The information for the production of agents is readily available on the Internet, and the agents are relatively easy to grow and conceal. According to intelligence agencies, the possibility that terrorists may use chemical or biological materials may increase over the next decade.- Results in Brief, BIOTERRORISM: The National Preparedness & ActivitiesDespite federal efforts, significant concerns exist regarding preparedness at the state and local levels. As a result, the Federal Government is involved in a range of research activities related to the public health and medical consequences of a bioterrorist attack on the civilian population.BIOTERRORISM: THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS & ACTIVITIES is part of studies being done to enable the rapid identification of biological agents in a variety of settings: to develop new vaccines, antibodies, and to improve treatment for infectious diseases caused by biological agents, including developing and testing emergency response equipment.The GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO) is an agency that works for Congress and the American people. Congress asks GAO to study the programs and expenditures of the Federal Government. The GAO, commonly called the investigative arm of Congress or the congressional watchdog, is independent and non-partisan. For information on the GAO and its activities, please visit: http: //www.gao.gov/index.html

Author : Barbara F. Bullock
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Total Pages : 46 pages
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Download or read book Surveillance and Detection written by Barbara F. Bullock and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps the most frightening apparition of our times is the possibility that a biological agent (bacterim, virus, or toxin) will be used to attack our unprotected civilian population and inflict mass casualties. Until the Fall of 2001, anthrax attacks delivered through the mail to various U.S. senators, to the Governor of New York, and to various media offices, the previously expected use of a weapon of mass destruction against the United States has been a nuclear device that explodes or a chemical cloud that is set adrift. However, today, of all the weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical, and biological), the biological weapons are the most feared by many defense experts but these are the ones that our country is least prepared to deal with Like the concept of a "nuclear winter," the potential destructiveness of a biological attack can come in many forms and is presently very hard to detect and control, and its results could be catastrophic. The unleashing of biological agents against an unprotected civilian population also, in some cases, constitutes the ultimate medical disaster with the capability to completely overwhelm the present health care system. Patients might go to health facilities in unprecedented numbers and demands for intensive care could well exceed available medical resources. Discerning the threat of bioweapons and appropriate responses to them are critical if we are to prevent the devastating effects of bioterrorism.

Author : Janet Heinrich
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780756718602
Total Pages : 180 pages
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Download or read book Bioterrorism written by Janet Heinrich and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lloyd F. Novick
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 9780763725006
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Health Issues in Disaster Preparedness written by Lloyd F. Novick and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2003 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Policy & Management

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428946462
Total Pages : 102 pages
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Download or read book Bioterrorism federal research and preparedness activities : report to the congressional committees written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) presents the full text of the September 2001 report entitled "Bioterrorism: Federal Research and Preparedness Activities." The GAO compiled the report for the Congressional Committees. The text is available in PDF format. This report reviews those federal departments and agencies that have a role in the public health and medical consequences of a bioterrorist attack on the United States. The federal policy, planning documents, and budgets of these agencies are outlined.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030918763X
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the anthrax letters, the ability to detect biological threats as quickly as possible became a top priority. In 2003 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced the BioWatch program-a federal monitoring system intended to speed detection of specific biological agents that could be released in aerosolized form during a biological attack. The present volume evaluates the costs and merits of both the current BioWatch program and the plans for a new generation of BioWatch devices. BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance also examines infectious disease surveillance through hospitals and public health agencies in the United States, and considers whether BioWatch and traditional infectious disease surveillance are redundant or complementary.