ISSUE

BIOTERRORISM

PANDEMIC INFLUENZA

Likelihood

High

High

Warning

None to days

Days to months

Occurrence

Focal or multifocal

Nationwide

Transmission/Duration of exposure

Point source/limited

Person-to-person/6-8 weeks

Casualties

Hundreds to thousands

Hundreds of thousands to millions

First responders susceptible?

Yes

Yes

Disaster Med Teams (DMAT - DMORT)

Yes

No (too widespread)

Mutual Aid

Yes

No (too widespread)

PANDEMIC INFLUENZA and BIOTERRORISM

A Summary of Similarities and Differences