You respond to an airport for a report of several people with upper respiratory problems. As you enter the airport, you notice that there are multiple people coughing and vomiting throughout the ticketing area. This may indicate which of the following types of terrorist attack?

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The symptoms of coughing and vomiting in multiple individuals in a concentrated area like an airport ticketing area suggest exposure to a chemical agent. Biological attacks typically have a longer incubation period before symptoms present, dirty bombs involve radiological dispersion which doesn't immediately cause such symptoms, and conventional attacks involve physical means such as bombs or firearms without the described immediate health effects.

You Respond to an Airport for a Report of Several