BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE MEDICAL GUIDELINES

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Subject: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE MEDICAL GUIDELINES                   

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Folder Title: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE MEDICAL GUIDELINES                                                   

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                    USE.OF VECTORS @'E.G. - FLEAS@ TIOSLI.UITOS) IS
        TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE BUT THE PROBLEMS OF PRODUCTION MUCH LEES
        THE DIFFICULTIES IN TARGETING ARE OBVIOUS. AEROSOLA@ HAVE THE
        ADVANTAGE OF ROUTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS (ARTILLERY, ROCI'.'ETS.
        AEROA@OLIZERS) WITH SPECIFIC TARGETING AND INFECTIVE ROUTE THAT
        COULD PRODUCE RAPIE) CASUALTIES (RESPIRATORY). AERDSOL@@ MUST
        INCLUrl@'PARTicLE5 3 - --z MICRONS IN SIZE IN ORDER TO REACH THE
        PULMONARY ALVEOLI. INFECTIVE I30SES VARY WITH THE AGENT SO
        PREDICTION OF THOSE AT RI9-..' WILL VARY WITH THE AGENT, THE
        DELIVERY SYSTEM, THE WEATHER, TERRAIN. ETC.
        4.   @ . SPECIFIC THREAT AGENTS
             A. ANTHRAX: ANTHRAX 15 PRIMARILY A DISEASE OF HERBIVORES.
        HUMANS BECOME INFECTED AS THEY COME INTO CONTACT WITH INFECTED
        ANIMALS OR T-HEIR PRODUCTS. THE ULTIMATE RESERVOIR DF BACILLUS



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        ANTHRACIC@ IS THE SOIL, HOWEVER, IT IS CLEAR THAT SIMPLE C-;DIL
        CONTAMINATION WITH ANTHRAX SPORES DOES NOT NECESSARYILY GIVF
        P@IST= TO CASES 'AND THAT CERTAIN MPTEr.IR,:)LOC-ICAL CONDITIONS ARE
NTHRAX
        SPORES MULTIPLY TO A DENSITY SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE DISEASE IN
        ANIMALS THAT GRA@@E IN THE AREA. INHALATION ANTHRAX OCCURS
        NATURALLY WHEN AERO@DOLE OF ANTHRAX SPORES ARE GENERATED DURING
        THE EARLY PROCESSING OF IMPORTED GOAT HAIR. SINCE THE DISEASE
        FOLLOWS INHALATION OF ANTHRAX c.POFE=@, IT !E, NEVER                P.=-
        RESULT OF CONTACT WITH FECE@ITL'@' T@IFEF-TFE! ANIMALS.
             VRRULENCE OF E-HCTLLU=-@ ANTHRACI-@ T@- nP7P71ID'F['IT UPON PL-M=@11ID-
        MEDIATED PRODUCTION OF A THREE-COMPONENT EvAOTOvIIN AND AN ANTI-
        PHAGOCYTIC CAPSULE- THE TOXIC PROTEINS, COLLECTIVELY REFERRED
        TO AS "ANTHRAX TOXIN." HAVE BEEN PURIFIED AND CLC)NFE) AND CONSIST
        OF A PROTECTIVE 'm@14TIGHII (PA), AN EDEMA FACTOR "FF". A14D -M LETHAL
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        PO E NO PROBLEM. AS THr7'T' -HF,E PHYSICALLY CLFH-FFD FROM THE LUNG BY
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