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Dental Students' Perceptions Regarding Bioterrorism; a Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2023
Introduction: During the COVID-19 outbreak, dental professionals have demonstrated their importance in combating mass casualty incidents. This study aimed to understand dental students’ perceptions of their potential roles in a bioterrorism attack ...
Lina Bahanan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Treatment and Prophylaxis of Plague: Recommendations for Naturally Acquired Infections and Bioterrorism Response

open access: yesMMWR Recommendations and Reports, 2021
Summary This report provides CDC recommendations to U.S. health care providers regarding treatment, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and postexposure prophylaxis of plague.
C. Nelson   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

COVID…19 is it an agent for Bioterrorism?

open access: yesIndian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2021
Biological weapons are referred to as a weapon of mass destruction including chemical, nuclear and radiological Weapons as well.COVID-19 are an infectious disease caused by corona virus, which has recently been discovered.
S. Kolhekar   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Preparedness for Bioterrorism among Koreans

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
Bioterrorism is destructive enough to cause a societal collapse, and preparation for bioterrorism is imperative. This study aims to identify the factors influencing preparedness for bioterrorism among Koreans.
Yujeong Kim, Eunmi Lee
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bioterrorism-Related Training Programs for Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2023
This study determined the status and outcomes of bioterrorism-related training programs for healthcare workers. While media-based education/training uses simulations, games, and web-based programs, evidence of their effectiveness and relevant systematic ...
Yujeong Kim, Haeyoung Lee
doaj   +1 more source

THE INTRODUCTION OF BIOTERRORISM IN MALAYSIA: A LEGAL APPROACH

open access: yesUUM Journal of Legal Studies, 2012
The deliberate use of biological agents and the emergence of infectious diseases which can produce harm to human health and give effects to the public health and security are well recognised. A few years back, an attack of biological agents would be the
Rohani Abdul Rahim, Nor Anita Abdullah
doaj   +5 more sources

Biological Toxins as the Potential Tools for Bioterrorism

open access: yesInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019
Biological toxins are a heterogeneous group produced by living organisms. One dictionary defines them as “Chemicals produced by living organisms that have toxic properties for another organism”. Toxins are very attractive to terrorists for use in acts of
Edyta Janik   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Patients' request for and emergency physicians' prescription of antimicrobial prophylaxis for anthrax during the 2001 bioterrorism-related outbreak [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
BACKGROUND: Inappropriate use of antibiotics by individuals worried about biological agent exposures during bioterrorism events is an important public health concern.
Aber, Robert C   +5 more
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Awareness on Bioterrorism among qualified dentists in a teaching dental institution in southern India

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

What if a Bioterrorist Attack Occurs?—A Survey on Citizen Preparedness in Aveiro, Portugal

open access: yesSocieties, 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
doaj   +1 more source

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