Weaponized Yersinia
Pneumonic plague (w/sepsis)
Y. pestis Dx
PCR
Y. pestis Tx
Streptomycin or aminoglycoside
Anthrax pulmonary signs
Widened mediastinum
-Pulmonary edema (Lethal factor + Protective antigen + Edema factor)
Anthrax Dx
PCR
Anthrax Tx
Fluoroquinolone (ciprofloxacin)
Tularemia
Ulceroglandular
-Pneumonic if weaponized
Tularemia reservoir
Rabbits
Tularemia Dx
PCR
Tularemia Tx
Doxycycline or gentamycin
Smallpox disease
Fever -> rash -> vesicles
Smallpox vaccine
Live attenuated cowpox
Smallpox Tx
Isolation
-symptom support
Pseudomallei disease
Similar to TB
Bleach chemical
Sodium hypochlorite
Erythema multiforme
Targetoid lesions