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CDC Categories
- A: anthrax, smallpox, plague, botulism, tularemia, VHF
- B: brucellosis, glanders, Q fever, ricin
- C: emerging â nipah, MDR-TB
Anthrax
- Cutaneous painless black eschar; inhalational widened mediastinum; cipro/doxy à 60 days + antitoxin
Smallpox
- Eradicated 1980; bioterror; synchronous lesions; ACAM2000 + JYNNEOS vaccines; tecovirimat
Plague
- Bubonic + septicemic + pneumonic; streptomycin or gent; isolation pneumonic
Botulism
- Descending flaccid paralysis + 4 Dâs; BAT antitoxin + ventilation
Tularemia
- F. tularensis; streptomycin or gent; PEP: doxy/cipro à 14 d
VHF
- Ebola + Marburg + Lassa + JunÃn; supportive + ribavirin (Lassa) + mAbs (Ebola); vaccines
Response
- Recognize â notify â isolate â PPE â BSL-3+ â empirical Tx â PEP â mass casualty â forensic
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- Sudden multiple inhalational anthrax cases / unexplained mediastinitis cluster â bioterror response
- Pneumonic plague suspected â isolation + streptomycin + PEP for contacts
- Bioterror = public health emergency; rapid recognition saves lives