Public Health Practices and Bio-Terrorism

Quarantine and Isolation
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Part 1
Quarantine and isolation are essential measures when it comes to dealing with bioterrorism. Quarantine is a valuable measure of dealing with bioterrorism since it helps in reducing the spread of communicable diseases used for bioterrorism (Tognotti, 2013). Anthrax, botulism, and smallpox are communicable diseases that could be used as biological weapons (Das, & Kataria, 2010). Therefore, quarantine could be used in populations exposed to a biological weapon to see whether they get sick. Isolation is of value since it prevents the spread of diseases by keeping individuals with a contagious disease from the healthy ones. Another value of quarantine and isolation is protecting human and national security since it prevents the spread of diseases resulting from biological terrorism.
For instance, in the ancient days, to deal with plague quarantine was used. The first instance of quarantine to deal plague was in Dubrovnik (Croatia) in the year 1377. This led to the emergence of lazarettos (plague hospitals) that were isolated from places of habitation (Tognotti, 2013). Therefore, from this example, it is evident that quarantine and isolation are valuable measures for dealing with bioterrorism.
Part 2
Several factors need to be looked into when applying quarantine and isolation in disease control. One of the factors to consider is the severity of the harm to be prevented (Giubilini, Douglas, Maslen, & Savulescu, 2018).

Healthcare professionals should apply quarantine and isolation if the perceived harm is severe. The other factor to consider is the legal issues regarding quarantine and isolation. Legal aspects regarding voluntary and involuntary quarantine and isolation need to be considered since these exercises involve limiting personal rights. The other factor to put into consideration is ethics. The healthcare professionals should adhere to ethics while implementing quarantine and isolation.
References
Das, S., & Kataria, V. (2010). Bioterrorism: A Public Health Perspective. Medical Journal, Armed Forces India, 66(3), 255–260. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921253/
Giubilini, A., Douglas, T., Maslen, H., & Savulescu, J. (2018). Quarantine, isolation and the duty of easy rescue in public health. Developing World Bioethics, 18(2), 182–189. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6001516/
Tognotti, E. (2013). Lessons from the History of Quarantine, from Plague to Influenza A. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 19(2), 254–259. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3559034/