Eviro: Unit 5 Lesson 7

Match the features of each natural disaster that cause loss of life, injury, or property loss with the natural disaster.

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Select five category A microbes.

-smallpox -anthrax -plague -viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola -botulism

____ is both a social hazard and a biological hazard.

Bioterrorism

________________microbes that spread easily and have the highest potential for both killing people and instilling widespread panic

Category A

_________________microbes that are harder to spread and only cause moderate illness and low death rates

Category B

____________________emerging microorganisms that have the potential to spread easily and cause high death rates

Category C

Why is bioterrorism especially threatening?

Harm can be widespread before health officials recognize it as a terrorist attack.

____ is both a social hazard and a chemical hazard.

Smoking

What is sarin and how does it work?

a common nerve gas used in warfare; works on humans much like a pesticide works on insects

fires

air pollution, flames

According to the CDC, how do half of deaths by flooding occur?

cars trying to drive through flooded streets

Most people who die in severe winter storms are killed due to ____.

driving on icy roads

Most deaths from tornadoes are due to ____.

flying debris

floods

high water levels

severe winter storms

high winds, extensive precipitation of snow and ice

volcanoes

hot ash, dust, and gases in the air, lava, mudslides

earthquakes

landslides, tsunamis

How can we prepare for bioterrorism attacks?

prevention, which requires intelligence, both of the microbes and how to treat them and of potential terrorists

tornadoes

strong winds, flying debris

hurricanes

strong winds, torrential rains, storm surges

Define bioterrorism

the purposeful introduction of harmful bacteria, viruses, and other microbes in order to cause injury or death

What is meant by biological and chemical warfare?

the use of chemicals and harmful microorganisms in an act of war; can be aimed at civilians, an army, a region, or a country