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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2002 Collaborative Practice provides a forum for healthcare professionals to share expertise and enhance communication.
Accardi, Andrew J
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2003 Smallpox was declared to be eradicated on 8 May 1980, during the Thirty-third World Health Assembly. However, concerns about the possible use of the virus as a weapon of bioterrorism have increased in recent years.
Pennington Hugh
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Ricin as a Biothreat Agent: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Toxicology, Forensic Aspects, and Risk Mitigation. [PDF]
Biomed Res IntRicin, a potent ribosome‐inactivating protein derived from the seeds of Ricinus communis L., represents a significant threat in the context of biological warfare and terrorism due to its high toxicity, ease of extraction, and lack of a specific antidote.
Pohanka M.
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionBioterrorism is an important issue in the field of biosecurity, and effectively dealing with bioterrorism has become an urgent task worldwide.
Tiantian Li +5 more
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Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2020 Background: Bioterrorism covers a vast spectrum of concerns, from catastrophic terrorism with mass casualties, to micro-events using low technology but producing civil unrest, disruption, disease, disabilities, and death. In such a situation, the medical
Vemuri Sridevi +5 more
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Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2017 Objectives: An act of bioterrorism may compromise the local medical system and require whole of the healthcare workforce. The purpose of the present study was to assess the knowledge, perceived need for education, and willingness to participate in ...
Sumeet Bhatt +2 more
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What if a Bioterrorist Attack Occurs?—A Survey on Citizen Preparedness in Aveiro, Portugal
Societies, 2023 Introduction: A bioterrorist attack is the intentional release of pathogenic micro-organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or their toxins, with the aim of causing illness or death in people, animals, or plants. In this study, we investigated the knowledge
Helena Santos +4 more
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Biological warfare: the history of microbial pathogens, biotoxins and emerging threats [PDF]
Microbiology Australia, 2020 Bioterrorism is the deliberate misuse of a pathogen (virus, bacterium or other disease-causing microorganisms) or biotoxin (poisonous substance produced by an organism) to cause illness and death amongst the population.
William D Rawlinson +4 more
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2022 BACKGROUND: Today, considering the importance of bioterrorism, it may be time to assess the risk of bioterrorism as an important priority. Nurses, as the broadest group of therapy group, are very influential in this regard.General aim: To determine the ...
Masoud Khoshnudi +7 more
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