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Subject: MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE                                            

Box  ID: BX000465

Document Number:         53

Folder Title: 18TH ABC OPLAN DESERT SHIELD I  5 OCT 90                                                        

Folder Seq #:          4

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     


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              the              to                                                                  and
              wid          spraying        d be used to tho mxiymtm            possible.

                         (3) @ Ticks. Ticks may be a @lan                        to
              Ticks ham the potential to transmit
                         is           y @ the IRAQI               MM               kut does nat
              appear to be a tbreat in the SOM APABIA AD.

                         (4) (U) Enteric Diseases.                           wiU mm severe
                         .t.at.cn in tmcps in the absence of @ ccntrol                             y
                         fodd, foodbarzuers,           and ioe. can be a@qmm to be               ted
              and pcse a threat frm Hepatitis, @ella,                        G         @iasis,
              Typhoidy                         E               . food po                    ticro,
              other dia=hoas and               es. Avoidanoe of ci           vendors, disinfwumi
              of water @, and burial of wastes should be enpb;,-qized.

                         (5) (U)                   Meningitis.                           tis is a
              threat to the                population primarily to chlidreri and ymM adults.
                    may be threat if soldiers are close               w3.th exposed irxugenaus


                         (6) (U) Other. Schistoscmiasis is a problem in rural
                         to the water habxtats of the @ v               shmld be @ed. Dc)
              riat go            or wading in oases.           diseases           @ude             y
                         tted          (low            of         ), BrLicellosis (           f@) ,
              Q-fever, and Tra          (eye disease). Because of            osis arid Q-fevw,
voMW. Dust and dust                may cause resp           or
              prcblcm.

                   c. (u) ma            Li=ta                  and sand        am more             in
              the          but are alwayr. a tbreat :m the            re@ and wi.U re@
              @i;gl               for the              of rmical

              2. (U) TO              AND                       heat and cold wiU aff@ sol@ty
                                               fi@, and wiU bave an @ cn
                                  tive rmienl

              3. (U) AMWPODS AND                 OF KMCAL              CE.

                   a. (U)

                         (1) (u)               bites can be                mft           are not
              dange=w.      Vcmting, headache and               may 0=3r blrt            y
              in a few days with m after effects. No antiverb= is                  le.

                         (2) (u) Soorp@ can be f@ in the AO. @                   @it             or
                            regicns and h3-U            and valleys. AU are noabmmal
                           cn the      es, sc=picn             may cause                    frm a
              1=1 i 7ed                        to death within two to twenty ha=. All so=pim
                         should be         as life threa@.


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File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-31
Box ID = BX000465
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = 18TH ABC OPLAN DESERT SHIELD I 5 OCT 90
Folder Seq # = 4
Subject = MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE
Document Seq # = 4
Document Date =
Scan Date = 07-AUG-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 06-SEP-1996