What are the effects of biological disasters?

Answer 1

The microbial world is mysterious, threatening, and frightening to

most people. The stressors associated with a biological terrorist attack

could create high numbers of acute and potentially chronic psychiatric

casualties who must be recognized, diagnosed, and treated to facilitate

triage and medical care. Media communications, planning for quarantine

and decontamination, and the role of community leaders are important to

the mitigation of psychological consequences. Physicians will need to

accurately diagnose anxiety, depression, bereavement, and organic brain

syndromes to provide treatment, reassurance, and the relief of pain.