Category: Community Risk Assessment

Biological diseases and agents can be used by terrorists when targeting people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has outlined such threats into six categories that are determined by their ease of accessibility and rate of mortality. Many of the biological diseases and agents listed have links to fact sheets that discuss their characteristics.…

Many diseases occur naturally in animals and humans. Health care professionals and veterinarians are constantly on alert for patterns or spread of certain diseases because they can create epidemics. Unfortunately, not all diseases are spread naturally. 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Anthrax Flu ( Influenza or Human Flu ) Influenza (Avian Flu) Influenza (Swine Flu) Isolation…