Chemical agents and biological agents are very exceptional from other conventional warfare tools including nuclear/atomic weapons in that they are usually invisible and they produce […]
Through air: Dissemination of biological or chemical agents as aerosols in the atmosphere is perhaps the best and most feared method of bioterrorism. This is […]
CATEGORY “A” BIOLOGICAL AGENTS Category “A” Biological Agents are high-priority agents which pose the greatest security and health threat in a population. They are the […]
Agents of bioterrorism are usually found in the hands of terrorists, scientists, and most of all some rogue nations. In the hands of the extremists, […]
As with all scientific endeavors, the practice of epidemiology relies on a systematic approach. In very simple terms, the epidemiologist: Counts cases or health events, […]
Bioterrorism is an archaic and primitive practice of warfare that predates the development of the “Germ Theory of Disease” by Robert Koch. The Romans, ancient […]
Ethics are the principles of right and wrong that are acceptable to a group of people or an individual. It is a system of standards […]
Remote sensing is defined as the scientific and computerized technique of gathering images (or data) of the earth’s surface from the space (satellites) and transforming […]
Pathogens (disease-causing agents) cannot produce an infection which can eventually result to a detectable clinical disease with noticeable signs and symptoms except the infectious agent […]
The sequence of development of disease in a defined human population/community is usually characterized by a number of factors and these include: CLICK HERE TO […]
Natural history of disease refers to the progression of a disease process in an individual over time, in the absence of treatment. For example, untreated […]
Level of disease The amount of a particular disease that is usually present in a community is referred to as the baseline or endemic level […]