Category A bioterrorism agents are: (A)Ebola (B)Yersinia (C)Clostridium botulinum (D)Rickettsia (E)Cholera
Correct Answer: A,B,C
Description: Category A
Anthrax (£tocr7/us anthracis) Botulism (Clostridium botulinum toxinQ Plague (Yersinia pestis) Q Smallpox (Variola major) Tularemia (Franciselia tularensis) Viral hemorrhagic fevers Arenaviruses:
Lassa, New World (Afiachupo, Junin, Guanarito, and Sabia) Bunyaviridae:
Crimean Congo, Ri Valley Filoviridae: Ebola, Marburg Category B Brucellosis (Brucella spp.)
Epsilon toxin of Clostridium perfringens Food safety threats {e.g.t Salmonella spp.,
Escherichia coli 0157:H7, Shigella) Glanders (Burkholderia mallei) Melioidosis (B. pseudomaliei) Psittacosis (Chiamydophila psittaci) fever Water safety
threats (e.g., Vibrio cholerae, Cryptosporidium parvum) Category C Emerging infectious diseases threats such as Nipah, hantavirus, SARS coronavirus, and pandemic influenza
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