Discuss the therapy for the biological agent.
What are the decontamination procedures for the biological agent used in the attack?
Define the appropriate level of PPE required for this type of biological agent?
Response 1: After doing some research, I chose the incident that happened in 1984 in Oregon. It is well known and is called the 1984 Rajeesgee bioterror attack. This incident was well known because 751 people suffered because of food poisoning and it was the first and largest bioattack in the US history.
1. What was the classification of biological agent used in the attack?
The biological agent that was chosen for this attack was Salmonella typhimurium.
2. Discuss the implications of the biological agent.
Salmonella Typhimurium causes gastroenteritis leading to diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal cramps. These symptoms may last up to seven days. People infected require antibiotics or have to be hospitalized. During this incident, 751 people were sick and 45 were hospitalized (Bionity, 2021).
3. Discuss the therapy for the biological agent.
The therapy for this include antibiotics and it is necessary that patients drink extra fluids as long as diarrhea lasts.
4. What are the decontamination procedures for the biological agent used in the attack?
The decontamination procedure for salmonella include, washing hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds before and after handling uncooked eggs, raw meat, poultry, and seafood and their juices. Also to make sure to wash utensils, cutting boards, dishes, and countertops with hot, soapy water after preparing each food item and before you go on to prepare the next item (CDC, 2020).
5. Define the appropriate level of PPE required for this type of biological agent?
For this biological agent, it is required to wear gloves, closed toe shoes, lab coat, eye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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