The hospital has instructed its nurses that they must participate in disease surveillance associated with infectious agents. Which disease(s) are likely to be the weapons of terrorists?
1. Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease
2. Plague, anthrax, and smallpox
3. Rubella, mumps, and chickenpox
4. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
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Explanation:
1. Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease are caused by ticks endemic to wooded areas.
2. Plague, anthrax, and smallpox are choices of terrorists because they are highly contagious, lethal diseases that can kill large numbers of people in a relatively short time.
3. Rubella, mumps, and chickenpox are childhood communicable diseases that are not usually fatal.
4. SARS is a rare infectious disease.
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