A 47-Year-Old Man Was Admitted to the Emergency Department (ED)with

question 23

Multiple Choice

A 47-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department (ED) with respiratory symptoms,facial and upper body abrasions,burns,and moist lesions after a small package,delivered to his office,exploded and sprayed him with dried powder and glass shards.In response to the reported mechanism of injury,the ED team sequestered him in a secluded area away from the rest of the patients.The team believed that this was highly suspicious of a bioterrorism event.The epidemiologist was called,and the patient was transferred to a negative-pressure isolation room and placed on standard,contact,airborne,and droplet precautions.Based on these actions,which microorganism agents might be suspected to be involved?

• A) Plague and tuberculosis
• B) Smallpox and tuberculosis
• C) Ebola virus and monkeypox
• D) Anthrax and smallpox

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

A natural, unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus.

Continuous Reinforcement Schedule

A reinforcement strategy in which every instance of a desired behavior is reinforced, leading to quicker learning of the behavior.

Unconditioned Avoidance Response

An automatic, natural reaction to avoid harm or unpleasantness without the need for previous conditioning.

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic theory which posits that a girl during her psychosexual development experiences a sense of competition with her mother for the affections of her father.