ATTACK ACTIONS HANDOUT

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		BIOLOGICAL /CHEMICAL WARFARE GENERAL INFORMATION

		BIOLOGICAL AGENTS:  THESE AGENTS ARE MICROSCOPIC, LIVING
ORGANISMS WHICH MAY CAUSE DISEASE IN HUMANS, PLANTS, OR ANIMALS.

	DEFENSE:  YOUR BODY HAS A NATURAL DEFENSE AGAINST MANY
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS.  YOU CAN ENHANCE THAT RESISTANCE WITH A PROPER
DIET, REGULAR EXERCISE, PERSONAL CLEANLINESS, AND CURRENT
IMMUNIZATIONS.  IN ADDITION, YOUR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLE
WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ALL KNOWN BIOLOGICAL AGENTS.

	NERVE AGENTS:  THESE AGENTS ATTACK THE CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM.  THEY AFFECT MUSCLE CONTROL, VISION, HEART BEAT AND
BREATHING.

	BLISTER AGENTS:  THESE AGENTS ATTACK AND DESTROY CELLS.
THEY CAUSE IRRITATION, INFLAMMATION, AND BLISTERING OF
UNPROTECTED SKIN AND MEMBRANE TISSUES.

	DEFENSE:  YOUR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLE WILL
PROTECT YOU FROM ALL KNOWN CHEMICAL AGENTS.  YOU CAN ENHANCE THAT 
PROTECTION BY PRACTICING CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE AND
PERFORMING EXPEDIENT/PERSONAL DECONTAMINATION WHEN NECESSARY.