DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EXOTIC DISHES

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Subject: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EXOTIC DISHES                        

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Folder Title: DIAGNOSOS AND TREATMENT OF EXOTIC DISEASES                                                      

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                Available technology makes it increasingly possible that U.S. for(
         be exposed to biological weapons. The major risk is that of aerosol ex]
         Clearly, the most effective and singularly most important prophylaxis is
         physical protection. Preventing exposure of the respiratory tract and mi
         membranes (to include the conjunctivae) to infections and/or toxic aeros
         through use of a full-face respirator will prevent illness, and should,
         theoretically, obviate the need for additional measures. To this end, the
         currently fielded M17-Al and new M40 and M43 chemical protective n
         effectively filter biological hazards. Medical defenses (prophylaxis and
         against some of the possible threat agents are limited, and outlined in th
         enclosed document. All medical prophylactic modalities described shoull
         viewed only as secondary (i.e., backup), and not be relied upon as prim
         protective measures.
                Agent exposures near the source of dissemination will be high, u          y
         to overwhelm any medical protective measure. The precise efficacy of
         available medical countermeasures has, of course, never been evaluated
         actual field circumstances, but is largely inferred from laboratory studie
         non-humnn primates. While these extrapolations may be inexact, they s
         support the efficacy of vaccines and drugs at some agent dose.
               Unlike some chemical threats, aerosols of agents disseminated by
         source munitions (e.g., sprayed by low-flying aircraft or speedboat alon
         coast) do not leave hazardous environmental residua (although anthrax si
         are extremely persistent and could pose a hazard near the dissemination


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Folder Title = DIAGNOSOS AND TREATMENT OF EXOTIC DISEASES
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Subject = DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EXOTIC DISHES
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 06-DEC-1996