DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

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Subject: DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS       

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     CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS

     16. It is iTnDractical, wasteful and dangerous to place evervnne located in

     .R potential target area on nrorhylactic antibiotics in anticipation of a

     biological attack,     If an attack is known to have occurred and the organism

     identified, chemonranhy'laxis could be Lzsefiil.



     17, A thorough knowledge of       the disease against which protection is being

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     sought is desirable.        One should know the @nr)ronri;.kte antibiotics,         its

     dosage, and schedule of use, and the time within the incubation period to

     administer the drug. For examole in the case of Q fever, the tetracycline

                                                                          For nronhylaxis,
     orugs are effective for treatment of the clinical illness.

     if the drug is given in the early incubation T)eriod, the disease will only

     be suT)r)ressen, and on cessation n44 therapy the clinical disease will occur.

     The incubation neriod in this examnle will be nrolonged.              If the drug is

     given -In thp late incubation -period, the clinical disease can be prevented.



     18. Antibiotics might also hp Pffpctivp in conjunction with vaccines.



                                   MEDICAT, MANAGEMENT



     1.9. The @@patment required for rasiialtipq from biological operations will

     not diffp" in nrincinle from that -ect@iired for natientq suffering from the

                    4ncurren hj natural mpans,      There will certainly be significant

     differences 2n -hp methods of nrovid4@ng this care, 'out the basic -)rincirles

     w i    'n@ the qame.    The himgest nroblem will be       in nro@7itiing basic meniral

     carp to a large number of cases       occurring during a romnarat:4vely short st)an

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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996