Question 1

What is plausible deniability?

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It is the ability to believably deny knowledge or involvement in an event.

Question 2

Who conducts international investigations of suspected biological weapons use?

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Many organizations can be involved, including the WHO, FAO, Interpol, and the OIE.

Question 3

What is the U.N. Secretary General's Mechanism?

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It is a mechanism for countries to formally request an investigation into alleged chemical or biological weapons use and then for the Secretary General to carry out this investigation.

Question 4

What is the GOARN?

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Question 5

What is "Amerithrax"?

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Question 6

What is biosurveillance?

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Question 7

What is surveillance without response?

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Question 8

What is the purpose or early detection of a public health event?

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Question 9

What are national priorities for disease surveillance?

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Question 10

Name three policy directives that address biosurveillance.

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Question 11

Which of the following refers to any method to detect and monitor a biological incident whether intentional or natural origin?

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Biosurveillance is the process of gathering, integrating, interpreting, and communicating essential information related to all-hazards threats or disease activity affecting human, animal, or plant health. This includes the detection and monitoring of biological incidents, regardless of their origin.

Question 12

Which of the following refers to the ability to collect and analyze data in order to make appropriately informed predictions and decisions?

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Situational awareness involves understanding the current environment and conditions in a way that allows for the prediction of future states and the making of informed decisions. It encompasses the collection and analysis of data to achieve a comprehensive understanding of a situation to support decision-making processes.

Question 13

There are numerous surveillance programs that are disease or syndrome specific, most of which are operated by which agency?

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) operates numerous disease or syndrome-specific surveillance programs, focusing on monitoring and preventing public health issues.

Question 14

The purpose of what program is to collect and analyze national near real-time data from a variety of sources, and through the use of advanced algorithms, provide rapid assessments of disease trends?

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BioSense is a program designed to collect and analyze near real-time data to provide rapid assessments of disease trends using advanced algorithms.

Question 15

The National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC) relied heavily on which of the following, a federally funded but private surveillance system that filters media sources from around the world, to collate disease-related information?

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Argus is a surveillance system that filters media sources globally to gather disease-related information, which the National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC) utilized for its biosurveillance efforts.

Question 16

Detecting and responding to disease outbreaks and public health events are core component of the public health mission.

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Detecting and responding to disease outbreaks and public health events are indeed core components of the public health mission, as these activities are essential for protecting the health of populations by controlling the spread of diseases and minimizing their impact.

Question 17

Because the government recognizes the importance of biosurveillance and the United States is the country best suited to rapidly detect a public health event, the system that is currently place is extremely well coordinated.

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While the United States has made significant efforts in biosurveillance, challenges such as coordination among various agencies, data sharing, and integrating different surveillance systems still exist, indicating that the system, although advanced, may not be described as "extremely well coordinated."

Question 18

Most of the resources and responsibilities for public health activities, including disease surveillance, lie within the federal government.

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Most of the resources and responsibilities for public health activities, including disease surveillance, are primarily managed at the state and local levels, with the federal government playing a supporting role.

Question 19

Because a biological threat can emerge anywhere, a weakness in the disease surveillance and response capacity in one part of the world is a potential risk to all nations.

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Diseases can spread rapidly across borders, so a gap in one country's ability to detect and respond to outbreaks can endanger global health security.

Question 20

It can be almost impossible to differentiate between a naturally occurring disease and an intentional event.

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Distinguishing between a naturally occurring disease outbreak and an intentional bioterrorism event can be challenging because the initial presentation of symptoms and the spread pattern can be similar, making early differentiation difficult without thorough epidemiological and laboratory investigation.

Quiz 9: Surveillance and Attribution Investigations