determinants of dz & bioterrorism
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MeghanEggAndCheese on October 17, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 primary determinant | MAJOR contributing factor, usually a NECESSARY one |
| secondary | factors that make a dz more or less likely, predisposing or enabling |
| intrinsic | determinants internal to the animal (age, breed, sex) |
| extrinsic | external to the animal (houseing tx, etc) |
| if you have to have ____ to get ___ than it's | primary determinant |
| category C agents | lowest priority:emerging pathogens that could be engineered for dissemination in the future hantavirus, nipah virus |
| category B agents | 2nd highest priority: easy to disseminate with moderate morbidity and low mortality Brucellosis, Epsilon toxin of C. prefringens, E.coli/salmonella in food, Burkholderia (glanders, meliodosis), psittacosis(chlamydia), Q fever(coxiella), viral encephalitis and water safety threats |
| category A agents | risk national security, cause high mortality/panic/require special action. anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, viral hemorrhagic fevers& arenaviruses[ebola, marburg, lassa, machupo] |
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