The nurse is on a community awareness safety committee. When prioritizing biological agents according to potential morbidity and mortality, which cluster of biological agents hold the highest mortality?
A) Hantavirus, tuberculosis
B) Botulism, Salmonella
C) Anthrax, smallpox
D) Escherichia coli, Brucella species
C
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The cluster of agents with the highest mortality includes anthrax and smallpox. The Hantavirus and tuberculosis agents are not presently used for bioterrorism. Botulism and Salmonella as well as Escherichia coli and Brucella species are of low mortality.
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