The nurse collaborating on a community committee designing responses for a bioterrorism attack would understand that an attack by smallpox (Select all that apply)
A) can be perpetuated through contact with infected items.
B) could be made with only a small amount of the virus.
C) is predicted to be deadly because there is no vaccine available.
D) will create terror because there is no effective treatment for smallpox.
E) would be hard to control because of the long time between infection and illness.

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Smallpox now represents one of the greatest bioterror threats, decades after smallpox as a disease was eradicated. Many features of smallpox make it a desirable weapon, but there is a vaccine. In fact, there has been enough vaccine produced to vaccinate every person in the United States.

The Nurse Collaborating on a Community Committee Designing Responses for a Bioterrorism