Question

Which of the following events would alert the nurse to biological terror?

• A. A client storing loose, white talc in a decorative canister.
• B. Several persons in close proximity, becoming ill simultaneously.
• C. Several persons with flu like symptoms in early January.
• D. Anecdotal reports of dead birds and fish in the local community.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Several persons in close proximity, becoming ill simultaneously.

B. several persons in close proximity becoming ill simultaneously

Solution : During bioterrorism if several persons in a close are fall ill suddenly then it means danger because the persons falling ill in close proximity is generally due to a disease that has been caused by an organism and is spreading fast(contagious) in the area from infected persons.

So the correct answer is"several persons in close proximity becoming ill simultaneously"