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current affairs by gk today Published this article : Intelligence experts believe that it is only
a matter of time before there is another terrorist attack in the U.S. With the
recent scares in New York and Baltimore and the deadly terrorist bombings in
Bali Egypt London and Madrid these attacks are aimed at striking terror among
millions of people. Of rising concerns is the fear that terrorists will use biological
chemicals against us. What if this
suspicious package contained a deadly chemical such as smallpox or anthrax are
we ready? It appears not. A study
listed in Archives of Internal Medicine showed 631 doctors mostly medical
residents were given a test prior to completing an online training course. On
the pretest half the doctors misdiagnosed botulism 84 percent misdiagnosed
plague and a case of routine chickenpox was misdiagnosed as smallpox by 42
percent of the doctors. Weve got a dangerous gap here and we need a much
clearer strategic game plan said Shelley Hearne executive director of Trust for
Americas Health which tracks how well states are prepared for bioterrorism or
pandemic. In addition to the lack of bioterror knowledge in health care professionals
high-ranking officials in the US Health and Human Services Department have
stated major concerns about the governments ability to deliver medicines in the
event of a bioterror attack. In response
to these concerns steps are being taken to address these issues. To improve the delivery of medicines in the
event of a national emergency some suggested steps include the delivery of
medicines from local fire stations police stations and even via the US Postal Service.
In the book Sledgehammer Dr. Paulo J. Reyes describes a Smallpox outbreak and
how rapidly the disease can spread the potentially devastating effects of
air-borne contaminants and the potential for extremely large numbers of
fatalities. The point in writing the
book according to Reyes is to bring to light the high potential for
bioterrorist attacks in the United States and to demonstrate how critical it is
to develop emergency response strategies to handle the delivery of medicines
and the medical treatment. The combined efforts of the United States government
and the medical community are crucial in preventing millions of deaths in the
event of such a disaster. Despite global
efforts to eradicate terrorism the threat of a bioterror attack remains high. The United States must prepare emergency
response strategies and develop effective means of delivering medicines to all
parts of the country. Lets prepare now
so our nation can respond rapidly and effectively resulting in minimal damage
and loss of life. daily
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