Bioterrorism and Transmission-based Isolation

Biological agents

100

This agent was once used by mailing the powder in an envelope in the USA.  What is this bacterium?

Anthrax

200

This agent is a highly contagious virus and only got a vaccine in the 1970's. What is the name of the virus?

Small pox

300

This agent is a bacterium that is spread by spores and lives in the soil. 

Anthrax

400

This bacterial agent is a nerve toxin that causes paralysis. What is the name of this illness?

Botulism

500

Small animals (such as rats, rabbits and insects) can carry this bacteria. A vaccine is available for this bacteria. What is the bacteria?

Tularemia

Preparedness

100

This Act was established in 2002. What is the name of the act that gives us a comprehensive plan should the USA be hit a with biological agent?

Bioterrorism Act of 2002

200

This part of the plan for bioterrorism has a name and it would cover, for example, the South Central Texas area? What part of the plan is it?

Regional

300

What is one of the main aspects of preparation for a biological attack in the USA? There were 12.

Community-based surveillance, notifying the public, strict infection control measures, funding for research, strict guidelines for transporting or purchasing pathological agents, increase protection of food and water, training personnel, ER policies for caring for this type of event, criminal investigations for threats, improving facilities ability to deal with biological threats, and improving communication.

400

What are the four levels of preparedness plans that must be in place?

Local, regional, state and national.

500

What is one of the main aspects of preparation for a biological attack in the USA? There were 12.

Community-based surveillance, notifying the public, strict infection control measures, funding for research, strict guidelines for transporting or purchasing pathological agents, increase protection of food and water, training personnel, ER policies for caring for this type of event, criminal investigations for threats, improving facilities ability to deal with biological threats, and improving communication.

Ideal organisms

100

What is the number one characteristic for "ideal" organisms used for bioterrorism?

Inexpensive and readily available.

200

What is the use of microorganisms or biological agents as a weapon to infect humans, animals or plants?

Bioterrorism

300

Where is the city for the Centers for Disease Control?

Atlanta, Ga.

400

What level of lab is the CDC?

BSL 4 (biosafety lab)

500

This organism is a bacterium and has no vaccine to prevent it?

Plague

Types of isolation

100

What type of precautions do we use for everyone, assuming that everyone could have an infection/disease?

Standard precautions

200

This type of precaution is used when you change an infected wound dressing. What is the type of precaution?

Contact precautions

300

This type of outbreak covers a large geographical area. What type is it?

Pandemic

400

If a patient sneezes and is diagnosed with the flu, what type of precautions are put into place?

Droplet precautions

500

If a local restaurant had a bacterium in their salad bar and a bunch of people got sick suddenly, what type of outbreak do we call this?

Epidemic

Miscellaneous

100

What is the number one form of prevention for the spread of infection or disease in health care?

Handwashing

200

What does the term "communicable" mean?

Easily transmitted or passed on.

300

This bacterium is spread by flea bites. What is the disease that is spread?

Plague

400

This biological agent can be weaponized to show symptoms of fever and bleeding (hemorrhage) all over and in the body. What type of virus could this be?

Ebola

500

This type of infectious agent rides the air current inside and the wind outside. What type of precautions would be used for this agent?

Airborne precautions