Biological Disaster

- Biological Disaster is the spread

of diseases among living organism
caused by microorganism like
bacteria, toxins, or viruses. It is
explained as the devastating
effects produced by a vast spread
of a certain kind of living organism
that may spread disease, virus, or
infestations of plant, insect, or
animal life on an epidemic or
pandemic level.

 Cholera, influenza H1N1(Swine-

flu), and the most recent COVID-
19 outbreaks are examples of
biological disasters.
Biological Disasters –
Classifications
 Epidemic: It affects a
disproportionately considerable
number of individuals inside a
population, community, or region
simultaneously, examples being
Cholera, Plague, Japanese
Encephalitis/Acute Encephalitis
Syndrome.
 Pandemic: It is an epidemic that
rolls across a large area, that is a
continent or even worldwide of
existing, emerging, or re-emerging
diseases and pestilences, such as
Influenza H1N1 (Swine Flu).
Nurses’ General Roles in
Disasters

 They provide first aid, advanced

clinical care, and lifesaving
medications.
 assess and triage victims; allocate
scarce resources; and monitor
ongoing physical and mental
health needs.