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Show 1O Kitop Air Force Mews Coming to terms with bioterrorism threats by Tech. Sgt. Scott Elliott fJeS WAsMNdlON Ihc American news media have flooded the public with reports of biological terrorism, both real and imagined. Miice Sept. 11. In many of these reports, "experts" and "analysts" have provided seemingly contradictory inforAif Fores Print mation. in both The result has been growing confusion and military and civilian communities. Air Force medical officials are trying to set the record straight with information about two of the most dangerous threats: anthrax and sma!!x. Anthrax, a product of the Bacillus anthracis bacteria, occurs in three forms: cutaneous, gastrointestinal and inhalational, said Col. (Dr.) I )ana P.radshaw from the Air Force Surgeon General's office. Cutaneous anthrax, w hich attacks through breaks in the skin, is highly treatable and considered the least dangerous. Gastrointestinal anthrax results from eating undercooked meat from an infected animal. Although gastrointestinal anthrax is the least likely to occur, it has a mortality rate of 50 to 85 percent if left untreated. Inhalational anthrax, the most lethal, occurs when enough spores of the Bacillus anthracis bacteria are inhaled and settle into the lungs. As many as 99 percent of victims succumb after the onset of symptoms. n Contracting a lethal dose of inhalational anthrax is difficult, said officials from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. "For anthrax to be effective as a covert agent, it must be aerosolized into very small particles, CDC officials said in a health advisory. This (aerosolization) is very difficult to do and requires a great deal of technical skill and special equipment" None of the recently reported anthrax attacks or scares have been of the aerosol variety; all have come through the mail. Prevention is the most proven way to avoid anthrax, officials said. People who have been vaccinated against anthrax prior to exposure, then receive antibiotics after exposure, have nearly a survival rate, Bradshaw said. Those who were vaccinated prior to exposure but do not receive antibiotics after exposure have a survival rate of about 95 percent If a nonvac-cinate-d person is exposed to anthrax, then receives both the vaccine and antibiotics prior to the onset of symptoms, chances of survival are nearly 100 percent The survival rate drops to about 90 percent if a nonvacci-nate- d person is treated with antibiotics only after exposure, Bradshaw said. Survival rates drop dramatically after the onset of symptoms. Even with both antibiotic and vaccine treatment, people who become symptomatic will survive less than 14 percent of the time, Bradshaw said. Vaccine treatment alone is not protective after exposure. Regard less of which form of the disease occurs, anthrax is not spread from person to person; the only way to contract anthrax is through direct exposure to its spores, Bradshaw said. Not so with is a highly contagious disease that is easily transmitted from person to person exponentially. "One person may typically infect 10 to 20 others," Bradshaw said. Infection occurs by inhalation of air droplets, direct contact with an infected person or through contaminated clothing orbed linens. The smallpox virus can remain infective for up to two days in environmental aerosol form, Bradshaw said. Though the U.S. military provided vaccination to some members through 1989, the United States ceased its routine smallpox vaccination campaign in 1972. The virus was declared eradicated worldwide in 1977. More than 40 percent of the American population isn't vaccinated, and immunity in others is waning. "The duration of immunity based on experience of naturally exposed individuals has never been satisfactorily measured," Bradshaw said. Antibodies have been shown to decline substantially during the five to 10 years following vaccination, he said. People should report suspicious activities to local law enforcement officials. Military people should contact local military medical facilities for more information. Public health advice for civilians is available through state or local health departments. Location of position: Basewide. Work schedule: Various. Duties: Clerical and Administrative duties. 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