This online course discusses general information about bioterror agents and specific information about those in CDC category B including alphaviruses (eastern and western equine encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan encephalomyelitis), Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin, Q fever, ricin toxin, Staphylococcus enterotoxin B, and the following food or water-borne pathogens: Cryptosporidium parvum, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Shigella dysenteriae, and Vibrio-cholerae. Specifics include epidemiology, etiology, transmission, clinical manifestations, treatment, management and infection control, vaccination, and more with specific nursing information. Due to payment processing, you will be able to start the course in less than 5 business days.
Rutgers College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Fee: 50.00
Credits: 5.3 Contact Hours