That sounds interesting MamaDearest.
. Bioterrorism cannot be American only
. There is no good intelligence for bioterrorism
. Locating something the size of a thumb is a daunting task
. 70% of Russia blood is unscreened
. 76% of Sub-Saharan-African blood is unscreened
. 80% of SE Asian blood is unscreened
. Syringes are commonly sharpened and reused in many countries, passing AIDS, hepatitis, etc.
. 2 carcinogens never seen before discovered after 9/11
. Vector lab (Siberia) scientists whereabouts unknown
. In American in 1947 6-1/2 million people were innoculated against smallpox in 6 weeks
. Anti-terrorism dollars inappropriately proportional (Wyoming gets more per capita than NY)
. Bioterrorism Medical Concerns are as follows:
1 Surge capacity (influx of people on facilities)
2 Lack of outside decontamination facilities
3 Burn beds and personnel - NY has 2-huge population
4 Isolation capabilities
. Hong Kong has 1400 negative pressure hospital rooms due to SARS - US lacking
. Health professionals are losing jobs in America, hospitals are closing
. In 1992 there were 1700 qualified epidemiologists
. In 2003 there were 1400 qualified epidemiologists
. 42% of present hospital staff practicing epidemiology are not actually trained in it
. Border protection is a component of traditional national security
. 90% of all disease intelligence comes from the media
. The WHO budget is 400 million a year - they beg for $$
. Regarding Avian Flu (1997 - 2005):
1 75% fatality rate in humans
2 Mean age of deceased is 12
3 Antibiotics are useless in treating it
4 Tamiflu in minimally effective in its treatment
5 Kills pigs, ducks and tigers (who eat infected chicken carcasses)
6 Several cases are unsolved
7 Autopsies reveal lung hemorrhaging, encephalitis
. As of 2004, 45 million people had no health insurance and 75% of those were employed people
. Concern is if we don't help the countries struggling with these problems, it will eventually come back on us.