bioterrorism

p Running Head : BIOTERRORISM

: Bioterrorism

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Early detection of bioterrorism is indeed a challenge that seems insurmountable but with proper preparedness and enacting of legislation like the ones center for disease control (CDC ) in collaboration with the FBI and Laboratory Response Network (LRN ) for combating bioterrorism have put in place , then we can have a chance . The best strategy lies in random tests and forming a very swift interconnection and relaying of information between the agencies concerned with public health safety and the major hospitals across US . These

random tests ought to be carried in the areas that are prone and susceptible to attacks by terrorists . These areas include the major international airports and the connecting terminus for transport systems . These tests would be carried mostly on visitors that are from countries that are perceived to be harboring terrorists or those nations that are connected with it either through financing of terrorist activities . There is no one who can detect a bio threat without testing . The best form of defense is to attack and therefore educating the public on the symptoms and general of some of those diseases that terrorists like using and generally doing public campaigns can help also . On top of education of the masses effective diffusion of any threat would depend on the surveillance of the diseases patterns and the outbreak of new unknown diseases like the avian flu or the swine flu that have got all the marks of terrorism since are new and...