Bioterrorism
- 1. BIOTERRORISM -Presentation By Yashica L. Gharad, M.Sc I, S.M.M.C.S,Nagpur, Maharashtra.
- 2. The unlawful use of violance and intimidation to create terror or fear to achieve a financial, political, religious or idiological aim.
- 3. Bioterrorism is a terrorism involving the intentional or unlawful use of the microorganisms or toxins derived from living organisms to produce disease or death in humans, animals and plants.
- 4. BIOLOGICAL AGENTS A biological agent is a microorganisms that can be used purposefully as a weapon in bioterrorism or biological warfare (BW).
- 5. WHY BIOLOGICAL AGENTS? • Easy and inexpensive to obtain. • Easily disseminated. • Virulent. • Lack of rapid diagnostic capability. • Lack of universally available effective vaccine.
- 6. TYPES OF BIO-AGENTS? • Category A: High-priority agents which result in high mortality rates and have potential for a mass impact. The intensity and speed of impact can trigger panic in local populations. • Category B: Moderate-priority agents cause relatively less damage. • Category C: Low-priority agents are emerging pathogens that are readily available and can thus be easily mutated or engineered to get desired results in a short span of time.
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- 8. HISTORY • 2001- Anthrax attack in america • 2001-02- Anthrax attack in pakistan • 2003- Ricin letter incident • 2007- Dengue attack in pakistan(lahore) • 2009-10- Dengue attack in pakistan(lahore)
- 9. HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR BT ATTACKS? • More trained epidemiologist for speed detection. • Health alert network. • National pharmaceutical stockbile. • Physical and immunological protection. • Security preparation.
- 10. CONCLUSION To prepare for it, we must educate our health care team, incorporate bioterrorism, preparedness, awareness and communication between the public health department and hospitals.
- 11. THANK-YOU…!!!