The nurse is attending a seminar on bioterrorism. What should the nurse identify as being the highest concern for homeland security?
1. Cancer
2. Seasonal flu
3. Tuberculosis
4. Smallpox
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Cancer does not pose a threat to homeland security.
Rationale 2: Seasonal flu does not pose a threat to homeland security.
Rationale 3: Tuberculosis does not pose a threat to homeland security.
Rationale 4: Smallpox, anthrax, botulism, plague, viral hemorrhagic fevers, and tularemia are the agents that are of highest concern with bioterrorism.
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