DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

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Subject: DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS       

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                      Human an@ usually is manifested by cutaneous lesions. A biological warfare


               attack with anthrax spores delivered by aerosol would cause inhalation an@, an


               extraordinarily rare fom of the naturally occurring disease.


                      Clinical Features:


                      The disease begins @ an incubation period varying from 1-6 days, presumably


               dependent upon the dose of inhaled organisms. Onset is gradual and nonspecific, with fever,


               malaise, and fatigue, sometimes in association with a nonproductive cough and mild chest


               discomfort. In some cases, there may be a short period of improvement. The initial


               symptoms are followed in 2-3 days by the abrupt development of severe respiratory distress


               with dyspnea, diaphoresis, stridor, and cyanosis. Physical findings may include evidence of


               pleural effusions, edema of the chest wall, and meningitis. Chest X ray reveals a


               dramatically widened mediastinum, often with pleural effusions, but typically without


               infiltrates. Shock and death usually follow within 24-36 hours of respiratory distress onset.


                      B:     DIAGNOSIS


                      1. Roufine I-aboratory Findings


                      Laboratory evaluation will reveal a neutrophilic leukocytosis. When pleural effusions


               and evidence of meningitis are present, pleural and cerebrospinal fluids may be hemorrhagic.


                      2. Differenti DiaEnosis



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