A nurse is teaching a course in bioterrorism to a group of military nurses. Which statement by a military nurse indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. "Although smallpox has been eradicated, it remains a threat."
b. "Anthrax is spread rapidly from person to person."
c. "Pneumonic plague is not transmitted from person to person."
d. "Terrorists spreading tularemia would most likely put it in the water supply."
A
Smallpox has been eradicated as an endemic disease but it remains a threat because so many people are un-immunized. The virus is still available in laboratories throughout the world. Anth-rax is not spread from person to person. Pneumonic plague is spread from person to person. Tu-laremia would be spread by terrorists as an aerosol.
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