Exam 15: Understanding Biological Threats and Public Health Preparedness in Homeland Security

The process of human drug and vaccine development typically takes a decade, which is too long to combat and emerging threat that may occur without warning and spread rapidly.

Most Category A biological threats are waterborne or foodborne.

When SARS emerged in 2003 and what type of virus was identified as the causative agent, scientific expertise regarding this relatively obscure virus was ready and available because of long-term funding by the NIH?

What is the dual use dilemma?

Of the many biological agents that exist in nature, most effort is directed at which of the following as the primary source of potential biological weapons?

What are international priorities for disease surveillance?

Between 2012 and April 2017, there have been over 1900 cases of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, with the majority of cases occurring in what country?

Many of the most renowned researchers working on dangerous pathogens have been described as "disease chasers."

Which of the following refers to the protection of agents or facilities against the theft or diversion of high-consequence microbial agents, which could be used by someone who maliciously intends to conduct bioterrorism or pursue biological weapons proliferation?

What branch of the Logistics Section can move resources from one area to another, as well as maintain the response vehicles?

What is the National Response Framework?

What is an attribution assessment?

Which of the following allows the programmer a way forward in designing the software or programming for the training?

Name three ways to differentiate between natural and intentional events.

Which of the following proposed a system, based mostly on voluntary self-governance by the scientific community, which would have experiments reviewed at several stages to evaluate for dual use concerns?

Name a large-scale radiological accident.

Synthetic biology can be used to create naturally occurring pathogens de novo, including pathogens that are difficult to obtain or have been eradicated.

The results of the CASPER following the Zika outbreak revealed that most people saw information regarding the Zika virus through what method?

When determining whether or not the organization can meet the target time, a drill or exercise can be conducted to test the actions of organization to determine if the organization has the capability to conduct Emergency Operations Coordination.

In the 1980s, at the height of the Cold War, advanced technology was acquired from U.S. universities and the U.S. government national laboratories by adversarial nations.