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  • CQ Researcher Online - Entire Report on 2008-03-28
    • The highly contagious disease routinely kills up to a third of its victims and often leaves survivors severely scarred, or blind.
  • CQ Researcher Online - Entire Report on 2008-03-28
    • Fisher helped found the NVIC in 1982 after her own son suffered brain damage after his fourth DPT shot. She later co-authored a book, A Shot in the Dark, about the dangers of the pertussis shot and the politics surrounding its continued use in the United States, 15 years after a safer version was available in Japan.
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  • anthrax :: Anthrax as a biological weapon -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia on 2008-03-28
    • Several effective vaccines have been developed to protect against possible anthrax infection, including Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA), the vaccine developed to protect United States military personnel. The anthrax vaccine can provide protection to most recipients, although a small percentage do not acquire complete immunity. However, if vaccinated military personnel were to encounter a massive dose of anthrax, such as might be encountered on a battlefield, even a sensitized immune system can be overwhelmed; a well-fitting mask with fine-grain filters is necessary to provide protection in such instances.
    • Moreover, anthrax can be produced inexpensively, in larger quantities than can other biological warfare agents, and in facilities that are relatively easy to hide. It is more resilient to degradation from ultraviolet light than most other biological agents. Finally, anthrax can be converted into either a powder or a liquid, allowing it to be used in a number of types of weapons systems that utilize a variety of delivery means, including missiles, bombers, artillery, mortars, or crop dusters and similar aircraft.
  • Death Statistics on 2008-03-28
    • An Anthrax Epidemic?


      Killed in car accidents42,116*
      Killed by the common flu20,000*
      Killed by murders15,517*
      Killed in airline crashes
      (of 477m passenger trips)      120 (1)Killed by lightning strikes90*
      Killed by Anthrax5
      (1) Annual average over 19 year period.
      *Average annual totals in United States.
    • Killed by Anthrax



      As of November 21, 2001, The CDC has reported 18 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases, and a total of 5 people killed by Anthrax in 2001 - the first confirmed deaths in more than 2 decades. The first victim, Florida-based photo editor Robert Stevens, worked at tabloid newspaper publisher American Media Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida. Two other men worked as distribution clerks in the Brentwood postal facility in Washington. Joseph P. Curseen, 47, died at the Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Maryland, and Thomas L. Morris Jr., 55, died at the Greater Southeast Community Hospital in Washington D.C. Kathy Nguyen, 61, died October 31, 2001. She was a New York hospital worker who contracted inhalation anthrax.  The latest victim, Ottilie Lundgren, died November 21, 2001 at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut. Ms. Lundgren was 94 years old.
  • CDC Anthrax Q & A on 2008-03-28
    • Cutaneous: Most (about 95%) anthrax infections
      occur when the bacterium enters a cut or abrasion on the skin, such as when
      handling contaminated wool, hides,
      leather or hair products (especially goat hair) of infected animals. Skin
      infection begins as a raised itchy bump that resembles an insect bite but
      within 1-2
      days develops into a vesicle and then a painless ulcer, usually 1-3 cm
      in diameter, with a characteristic black necrotic (dying) area in the center.
      Lymph glands
      in the adjacent area may swell. About 20% of untreated cases of cutaneous
      anthrax will result in death. Deaths are rare with appropriate antimicrobial
      therapy.
  • U.S. President Bush's State of the Union Address: Transcript on 2008-03-28
    • The United Nations concluded in 1999 that Saddam Hussein had biological weapons sufficient to produce over 25,000 liters of anthrax, enough doses to kill several million people. He hasn't accounted for that material. He has given no evidence that he has destroyed it. The United Nations concluded that Saddam Hussein had materials sufficient to produce more than 38,000 liters of botulinum toxin, enough to subject millions of people to death by respiratory failure. He hasn't accounted for that material. He has given no evidence that he has destroyed it.
    • The budget I send you will propose almost $6 billion to quickly make available effective vaccines and treatments against agents like anthrax, botulinum toxin, ebola, and plague. We must assume that our enemies would use these diseases as weapons, and we must act before the dangers are upon us.
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  • CDC Anthrax | What You Need To Know on 2008-03-28

      • What
        Is CDC Doing To Prepare For a Possible Anthrax Attack?


        CDC is working with state and local health authorities to prepare for
        an anthrax attack. Activities include:


        • Developing
          plans and procedures to respond to an attack using anthrax.
        • Training
          and equipping emergency response teams to help state and local governments
          control infection, gather samples, and perform tests. Educating health-care
          providers, media, and the general public about what to do in the event
          of an attack.
        • Working
          closely with health departments, veterinarians, and laboratories to
          watch for suspected cases of anthrax. Developing a national electronic
          database to track potential cases of anthrax.
        • Ensuring
          that there are enough safe laboratories for quickly testing of suspected
          anthrax cases.
        • Working
          with hospitals, laboratories, emergency response teams, and health-care
          providers to make sure they have the supplies they need in case of an
          attack.


    • Can
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      Anthrax Be Prevented?
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      Vaccination. There is a vaccine to prevent anthrax, but it is not yet
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      available for the general public. Anyone who may be exposed to anthrax,
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      including certain members of the U.S. armed forces, laboratory workers,
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      and workers who may enter or re-enter contaminated areas, may get the
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      vaccine. Also, in the event of an attack using anthrax as a weapon, people
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      exposed would get the vaccine.
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