Bioterrorism education

King, M. (2003). Bioterrorism education for military and university nurses. Retrieved March 27, 2007 from http // 131.1S8.7.207/cgi-bin/tsnrp/search.studies.cgi id=228... 

Information about clinical diagnosis and management can be found elsewhere.1-9 Additional information about responding to bioterrorism is available from CDC at http // www.bt.cdc.gov the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at http // www.usamriid.army.mil/education/bluebook.html the Association for Infection Control Practitioners at http //www.apic.org and the Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense at http //www.hopkins-biodefense.org. 

As we learned after the anthrax attacks in 2001, the ability to rapidly detect and to identify a bioterrorism agent is critical. A variety of methods are used for this purpose, including DNA fingerprinting, DNA sequencing, PCR, and ELISA immunoassays. As students read about how these methods are utilized in fighting terrorism, they learn how the methods work. It is even better if they can actually apply at least some of the methods in the laboratory. A number of suppliers provide kits designed for educational use,25 and in most cases, it is possible to use these activities in a way that simulates a bioterrorism scenario. 

Silvagni, A.J., Levy, L.A. et al. (2002). Educating health professionals, first responders, and the community about bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction. J. Am. Osteopath. Assoc. 102(9) 491-9. 

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