For this assignment you will assume the role of Dr. Hero the Centers for Disease Control’s emerging pathogens program director. You have been contacted by the CDC director the World Health Organization director and the President of the United States to get a grasp on rapidly increasing cases of an unknown origin. You have just returned from vacation in the Canary Islands and have not yet been apprised of this dire situation. You must respond quickly and efficiently to avert a potential pandemic and subsequent apocalypse. From this point of view write to discuss how and what you will do epidemiologically clinically and in terms of public health to combat the superweapon.
Select another learner’s superweapon from their Unit 9 submission by visiting the Unit 10 Discussion 1 thread and selecting one learner’s submission.
Address the following items in your research plan that will be submitted to the CDC World Health Organization and the President of the United States that outlines the nation’s epidemiological response to Dr. Madness’ rogue superweapon:
After creating a plan and quelling the super bioweapon write a summary report on your vision of the expected summary and convalescence of the agent release. How many people were sickened? How many countries were affected? On how many continents did the agent affect? How many deaths resulted? Was it eradicated? Assess the social psychological and economic impact of the pandemic. You will also want to dedicate part of your conclusion discussing the lessons learned from this event to prevent a future pandemic or intentional releases of another superweapon. The total length for the Unit 10 assignment should be approximately 68 pages in length but some responses may be longer.
Submit your Bioweapons and Epidemiology Part Two proposal in the assignment area.
Please be sure to review the Bioweapons and Epidemiology Part Two Scoring Guide for information on how this assignment is graded.
Project Requirements
To achieve a successful project experience and outcome you are expected to meet the following requirements.