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CBDE-Level-3 Module1 Part1 en
CBDE-Level-3 Module1 Part1 en
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MODULE 1
MODULE 1
PART 2
Chemical & Biological Agents, Risk & Threat
PART 3
Deliberate Events
HAZARD
- WHO 2009 -
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What is a Health Hazard?
Vulnerability
Age,
DISEASE-CAUSING Health status, immunity, stress
Genetics
AGENT Use of medications
which after Pregnancy, nursing mothers
Nutritional status, bodyweight HOST
Social and behavioural traits
released into the
environment and
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Risk and Public Health Risk
RISK
The likelihood that a certain outcome
will occur during a specific period of time
and the effect of uncertainty on that outcome RISK ASSESSMENTS
(RAs)
Are used to model the likelihood
of the settings for health events
PUBLIC HEALTH RISK International Health Regulation (2005)
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Risk assessment: an equation
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What is a “health threat”?
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Risk Equation in a Threat Event
LIKELIHOOD
HAZARD is selected OF CONSEQUENCES UNCERTAINTY
according to the PURPOSE is MAXIMISED is MINIMISED
up to 1 (one) if possible down to 0 (zero) if possible
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