Project BioShield Was Created in 2004 to Help the United

question 72

Multiple Choice

Project BioShield was created in 2004 to help the United States _________.

• A)ensure that every American receives a vaccination against anthrax
• B)purchase, develop, and deploy cutting-edge defenses against biological weapons attacks
• C)develop cures for diseases caused by agents of biological terrorism
• D)All of these choices.

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Definitions:

Somatic

Relating to or affecting the body, especially as distinct from the mind or psyche.

Sympathetic

Pertaining to the sympathetic nervous system, which activates the body’s fight or flight response under stress.

Parasympathetic

A division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy and bringing the body to a state of rest.

Gray Matter

The part of the brain that contains most of the brain's neuronal cell bodies and is involved in sensory perception, emotion, speech, decision making, and self-control.