Biological Terrorism HARRT 2004
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Biological Terrorism
HARRT 2004
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Anthrax (Inhalational)
Bacillus anthracis Early Symptoms/Signs
Fever, Malaise,Fatigue, Chills,Myalgia
Cough Delayed Symptoms/Signs
Stridor Dyspnea Pleural Effusions Respiratory Distress
Chest Pain Edema Abdominal Pain !"
#ype
Delayed Symptoms/Signs$%ontinued& Meningitis $'emorrhagi%
CSF in ()*&
Septi% Sho%+ Painless e%roti% -l%ers
.ith la%+ ase DermalConta%t
Classi% Symptoms/Signs 0"DEED MED"AS#"-M
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Anthrax (Inhalational)
Bacillus anthracis Bioterrorism Mode of Dissemination:
Aerosol (!"taneo"s#)
Inc"$ation %eriod: &'d
("s"all *ithin 4+h)
D"ration of Illness: Das
,ethalit: High (+0'-0.)
Transmissi$ilit: ,o*(c"taneo"s Anthrax
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/l" s1 Anthrax
(lo* ris 3o3"lation)(MMR 200&5 60(44):-+4'-+)
7asal congestion8rhinorrhea: Thin fl" not
anthrax
!9R a$normal# ' !onsider !T to r8o mediastinal3atholog
Ds3nea chest discomfort 3le"ritic 3ain: Thin
anthrax
Ra3id fl" tests: 7ot hel3f"l1
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Mass creening for Inhalational
Anthrax: ,essons ,earned Ann Intern Med 200;5 &;-:;;<;46
o"rces: 2+ cases of inhalationalanthrax (&-20'200&)5 2<2 cases ofinfl"en=a > &-;2 cases onnoninfl"en=a iral res31 disease
Res"lts: /eer8co"gh don?t discriminate Anthrax:
7onheadache ne"rologic sx(,@! conf"sion $l"rredision di==iness)
Ds3nea 7a"sea or omiting A$normal l"ng so"nds
iral res31 tract infection: Rhinorrhea ore throat
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ExposedPatients
Any nonheadacheNeurologicSymptoms?
Any dyspnea orNausea/vomiting or
Abnormal lungExam?
Consider sending To hospital for
e!nitive Testing "#nitiation
$f therapy
Any rhinorrhea orSore throat?
Consider to home %ithProphylactic
Antibiotics and&ollo%'up instructions
N$
N$
(ES
N$
(ES
&ever/chills orCough?
N$
(ES
(ES
$ne ScreeningProtocolAnn #ntern )ed
*++,-.,0,,1',23
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&0 confirmed8s"s3ected inhalational
anthrax cases(MMR 200&5 60(4;):-4&'-4+)
Median age1 (2 yr3
Age range1 4565 yr3
Se71 6 males
"3P31 6d $range1 (88d&
Fever1 9 S.eats/%hills1 2
Malaise1 :
Cough1 9
Chest dis%omfort/pleuriti% pain1 :
Abdominal pain, ;<1 (
Dyspnea1 6 'eada%he1 (
Myalgias1 4
Sore throat1 =
0C1 0>/slight in%rease
C?R/C#1 Pleural effusions
$6&, infiltrates $6&,
mediastinallymphadenopathy
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Inhalational anthrax case
re3ort 28 year old female
@%t3 =(1 Malaise, myalgias
@%t3 =2=61 Dyspnea, %hestdis%omfort, produ%tive
%ough, bloody sputum @%tober =:1 #o ER in
respiratory distress fever,.idened mediastinum andbilateral pleural effusions onC?R
@%t3 581 Death MM0R =))81 () $45& 948:3
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The
Connecticut
Case
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!"taneo"s anthrax case reie* (&&)(MMR 200&5 60(4;):-4&'-4+)
I1%1: 6d (Range: &'&0d)
,ocation: /orearm nec chest fingers
%rogression: %a3"le esicle
"lcer $lac eschar
%ainless *ith tingling or 3r"ritic sensation ,ethalit (historicall): 20.
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7 month old New Yorker with
microangiopathic hemolytic
anemia, thrombocytopenia,
renal insufficiency
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!"taneo"s anthrax case re3ort
;4 ear old male@ct1 &2'&6: Handling mail
@ct1 &-: mallerthemato"s 3r"ritic3a3"le on left forearm
@ct1 &-'20: esicle@ct1 22'26: Increasingl
larger eschar *itherthema edema andind"ration