A nurse recently attended a seminar that discussed the many threats to homeland security. The nurse is responsible for planning for emergencies from bioterrorism as nurse manager of the emergency department
Which agents does the nurse include when planning for bioterrorism?
Select all that apply.
A) Anthrax
B) Tuberculosis
C) Cancer
D) Flu
E) Smallpox
Answer: A, E
Smallpox, anthrax, botulism, plague, viral hemorrhagic fevers, and tularemia are the agents that are of highest concern in regard to bioterrorism. Cancer, flu, and tuberculosis have not been developed into biological threats and would not kill the number of people that smallpox would.
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