RT Book, Section
A1 Terriff, Colleen M.
A1 Costanigro, Lisa T.
A1 McKeirnan, Kimberly C.
A1 Hoeben, Barbara J.
A2 DiPiro, Joseph T.
A2 Talbert, Robert L.
A2 Yee, Gary C.
A2 Matzke, Gary R.
A2 Wells, Barbara G.
A2 Posey, L. Michael
SR Print(0)
ID 1145218979
T1 Clinical Management of Potential Bioterrorism-related Conditions
T2 Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 10e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259587481
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145218979
RD 2024/04/17
AB KEY  CONCEPTS  The  majority  of  emerging  pathogens  associated  with  public  health  outbreaks  are  zoonotic  infections,  passed  from  animals  to  humans.  Due  to  the  high  mortality  rates  with  inhalation  anthrax,  postexposure  prophylaxis  may  need  to  be  rapidly  offered  to  all  people  who  were  potentially  exposed.  Pneumonic  plague,  one  of  the  most  lethal  forms  of  plague,  develops  through  primary  (direct  inhalation  of  infected  droplets)  or  secondary  exposure.  Rapid  recognition  of  Ebola  virus  disease  (EVD)  is  essential  to  initiate  supportive  care  and  infection  control  procedures.  While  the  incidence  of  measles-related  deaths  has,  overall,  significantly  declined  as  the  result  of  major  global  vaccination  efforts,  vigilance  is  still  critical,  since  measles  is  extremely  contagious  and  there  are  some  gaps  in  vaccine  coverage.  Middle  Eastern  Respiratory  Syndrome  (MERS)  is  an  emerging  viral  respiratory  illness,  which  can  cause  severe  respiratory  distress  and  has  been  fatal  in  one  third  of  all  patients  who  have  contracted  the  disease.  A  pertussis  vaccination  booster  is  recommended  for  all  women  during  weeks  27  to  36  of  gestation  of  each  pregnancy  to  allow  maximal  maternal  antibody  response  and  passive  in  utero  transfer  of  antibodies.  Infectious  disease  outbreaks  following  a  natural  disaster  are  common  and  usually  attributable  to  critical  infrastructure  damage,  limited  access  to  quality  healthcare,  displacement,  environmental  and  human  condition  changes,  and  vulnerability  to  pathogens.