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HSE 420 WK 4 DP

Select one (1) of the following prompts to answer:

Prompt 1: What should a responder, or any individual, do when recognizing that something is suspicious or hazardous?

Prompt 2: Responders are called to a “white powder” incident at a high-rise office building. What reliable tools do they have to determine if the suspicious substance contains a biothreat agent? What should they do to contain the situation?

Resource: Chapter 6 & 7 PowerPoint

Book: Ryan, J. (2016). Biosecurity and Bioterrorism (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann.

RUBRIC BELOW

1. Discussion Forum

Discussion forum participation will be graded using the following criteria:

2 points

3 points

4 points

5 points

Engagement / Interaction

N/A - no points are available for this criterion

engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with at least one peers

N/A - no points are available for this criterion

engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with  two or more peers

Participation

N/A - no points are available for this criterion

participated on one days=

N/A - no points are available for this criterion

participated on  two or more days

Content / Topic Relevance

discussion forum contributions rarely addressed the main topic

discussion forum contributions sometimes addressed the main topic

discussion forum contributions very often addressed the main topic

discussion forum contributions always addressed the main topic

Timeliness

N/A - no points are available for this criterion

responded to main topic one day after the first post due date

N/A - no points are available for this criterion

responded to main topic the day of the first post due date

Content / Topic Knowledge

displays a fair understanding of the material

displays a good understanding of the material

displays a very good understanding of the material

displays an excellent understanding of the material

Approved Website Resources

Organized by Student Learning Objective 

The following optional learning resources contain approved external websites that may be used to assist you in gaining a deeper understanding of the material presented in this weeks lesson. They are categorized by the student learning objectives in this week. Please take advantage of this opportunity to expand your knowledge with the material provided. 

 

Title

Link / Citation

1

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):  Respirators & protective clothing for protection against biological agents

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014, June 6).  Respirators & protective clothing for protection against biological agents. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-132/. 

Click  https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-132/  link to open resource.

2

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Biodetection Technology Resource for First Responders

Biodetection home. Biodetection Home. (2015, August 1). https://biodetectionresource.pnnl.gov/. 

Click  https://biodetectionresource.pnnl.gov/  link to open resource.

3

The National Security Archive: The September 11th Sourcebooks Volume V: Anthrax at Sverdlovsk, 1979 U.S. Intelligence on the Deadliest Modern Outbreak

Evans, M. (n.d.).  The September 11th Sourcebooks Volume V: Anthrax at Sverdlovsk, 1979 U.S. Intelligence on the Deadliest Modern Outbreak. The National Security Archive: Anthrax at SVERDLOVSK, 1979. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB61/. 

Click  https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB61/  link to open resource.

4

World Health Organization (WHO): Ebola Virus Disease

World Health Organization. (n.d.).  Ebola virus disease. World Health Organization (WHO) . https://www.who.int/health-topics/ebola#tab=tab_1. 

Click  https://www.who.int/health-topics/ebola#tab=tab_1  link to open resource.

5

Indian 'plague' epidemic: unanswered questions and key lessons

Mavalankar, D. V. (1995, October).  Indian 'plague' epidemic: unanswered questions and key lessons. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1295353/pdf/jrsocmed00065-0007.pdf. 

Click  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1295353/pdf/jrsocmed00065-0007.pdf  link to open resource.