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Social & Preventive Medicine NEET Jan 2020 f26b35a1

Type - A Bioterrorism agent include:

A
Coxiella burnetti
B
Bacillus anthracis
C
Clostridium perfirengens
D
NIPAH virus
High-Yield Explanation
Bacillus antracis is the most commonly used Type A bio terrorism agent. Cl. Perfringens and brucellosis - Type B bio-terrorism agent Nipah virus - Type C bio-terrorism agent Type A Type B Type C Can be easily disseminated High moality rates (MOST DANGEROUS) Public panic and disruption Can moderately disseminate Moderate morbidity + low morbidity (LESS DANGEROUS) Require enhanced diagnostic capacity Require enhanced surveillance Emerging pathogens Ease to production High morbidity and moality Anthrax(M/C used) Small Pox(Most dangerous) Plague Botulism(Most lethal toxin) Tularaemia VHFs like Ebola and Marburg virus Brucellosis Glanders Melioidosis Psittacosis Q fever Epidemic Typhus Cl. Perfringens Food safety threats Water safety threats Ricin toxin Staphylococcal toxin Hanta virus Nipah virus

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