Survey of the infectious disease problem as it relates to the postattack environment

Harold H. Mitchell

ResearchPublished 1966

The incidence of infectious diseases and methods of control are examined to indicate measures that might be taken to prevent the occurrence of epidemics in a postattack environment. The possible collapse of quarantine regulations and a lack of immunization facilities after a nuclear attack suggest that public health measures may have to include compulsory immunization against diseases not now prevalent in the United States. As tuberculosis may well be one of the great problems of a postattack environment, current tuberculosis control measures should be evaluated. A study that projects the epidemiology of various diseases into the postattack environment will help to indicate the resources that will be needed and reveal where emphasis should be placed in planning for postattack recovery.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
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  • Year: 1966
  • Pages: 8
  • Document Number: RM-5090-TAB

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Mitchell, Harold H., Survey of the infectious disease problem as it relates to the postattack environment. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1966. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM5090.html.
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