Title :
Managing the community response to bioterrorist threats
Author :
Weedn, Victor W. ; McDonald, Michael D. ; Locke, Steven E. ; Schreiber, Merritt ; Friedman, Robert H. ; Newell, Richard G. ; Temoshok, Lydia R.
Author_Institution :
Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
To date, biological weapons have proven to be more of a psychological threat than a physical danger, and while they may someday result in significant mortality they would seem always to create larger numbers of psychological illness. At least in the United States, they have proven to be weapons not of mass destruction but of mass psychogenic illness.
Keywords :
biohazards; psychology; terrorism; United States; biological weapons; mass psychogenic illness; mortality; physical danger; psychological illness; psychological threat; weapons; Bioterrorism; Crisis management; Disaster management; Medical diagnostic imaging; Pediatrics; Psychology; Public healthcare; Risk management; Surges; Terrorism; Bioterrorism; Community Health Services; Emergency Medical Services; Risk Management; Self-Examination; Triage; United States;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2004.1297188
