MEDICAL BIO WARFARE DEFENSE PLAN 8 APR 91

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Subject: MEDICAL BIO WARFARE DEFENSE PLAN  8 APR 91                      

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Folder Title: MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE - BW- DEFENSE PLAN                                                   

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               b. @ Botulimim

                    (1) (U) Signs and            are blurred vision, generalized
                    and difficulty in talking and swallowing with             icn to
                 ical paralyris and respiratory failure.

                   (2) @ D            c kits for testing eriv             samples for the
          presence of botulirium toxin will be Used by Chemical @/NBC persorrel.
          Positive assay       ts @ be ocnfi@ by CCNUS lab
                   -JIM





          3-4. @ Post              Tzw        for                  Service

               a. (U) @ictics, All SK will be                 a blister pack of ten
          Ciprafl@in tablets (500 mg) with               cns to take one tablet every 12
                upon                    . The dec3.sion to begin          the antibiotic
          will be @ by Un @or tactical                    based an ccnf=mticn of
                   or @ probability of                 The tactical             will be
          adv@ by his           igmm offioar,            , and NBC Offioer.
          indicators of a BW attack are waming F       the BW             deployed
                     at mlected sites and the NBC Reportirig              other antibiotics
          such a-                               may be Used in treatmertt of post
          sms ir um arugb are snowm co m errect:Lve in antibiotic sensitivity

               b.      Vaocimticn and Antibiotics, If an attack with anthrax has been











          3-5. @                 Stock of Anthrax Vaocim for TTwtment of
          SerViOF--


               a.                   anthrax va=im           w3-U be dedicated for the
          treatment of                  SKs.              will be positi@ in the AOR
          medical trea       facilities                    to          priorities and
m.                         of                            stock
          @d be            cauy @uated by

               b.                 c anthrax patients       d  @ve aggressive
          antibiotic therapy (pam 3.4b) and be prov@                ve care. Vaccim
               d be               only to those who are respcrding to antibiotic


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