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Section 2. Recommendations for Care of Children in Special Circumstances

BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM

Some infectious agents have the potential to be used in acts of bioterrorism. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated 3 categories of biological agents according to their potential as weapons of terrorism 1 and has described the relationships between the CDC, medical examiners and coroners, public health departments, emergency management agencies, emergency operations centers, and the Incident Command System. 2 The highest-priority agents are designated category A, because they can be disseminated or transmitted person-to-person easily, cause high rates of mortality with potential for major public health effects, could cause public panic and social disruption, and require special action for public health preparedness. Category A agents include organisms that cause anthrax, smallpox, plague, tularemia, botulism, and viral hemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, Junin, and other related viruses. Category B agents are moderately easy to disseminate, cause moderate morbidity and low mortality rates, and require . . . [Go to Full Text]


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