Biological warfare is the use of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, toxins found in nature and other disease-causing biological agents. Biological warfare has gained attention in recent years. The pathogens can be used against humans, plants and animals. These biological agents can be used to kill or injure a person and have been the cause of incapacitation and deaths of hundreds of thousands. It has caused a large number of casualties with minimum requirements. If the environment is contaminated with these biological agents, it can cause a long-term threat to the population as well as it's resources.
Diseases considered for weaponization, or known to be weaponized include anthrax , ebola, Marburg virus, plague , cholera , tularemia, brucellosis, Q fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Coccidioides mycosis , Glanders, Melioidosis, Shigella, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus , Psittacosis, yellow fever , Japanese B encephalitis , Rift Valley fever, and smallpox [22][34]. Naturally-occurring toxins that can be used as weapons include ricin, SEB, botulism toxin, saxitoxin, and many mycotoxins. The organisms causing these diseases are known as select agents. In the United States, their possession, use, and transfer are regulated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Select Agent Program. wikipedia
Biological warfare is the use of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, toxins found in nature and other disease-causing biological agents. Biological warfare has gained attention in recent years. The pathogens can be used against humans, plants and animals. These biological agents can be used to kill or injure a person and have been the cause of incapacitation and deaths of hundreds of thousands. It has caused a large number of casualties with minimum requirements. If the environment is contaminated with these biological agents, it can cause a long-term threat to the population as well as it's resources.
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Diseases considered for weaponization, or known to be weaponized include anthrax , ebola, Marburg virus, plague , cholera , tularemia, brucellosis, Q fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Coccidioides mycosis , Glanders, Melioidosis, Shigella, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus , Psittacosis, yellow fever , Japanese B encephalitis , Rift Valley fever, and smallpox [22][34]. Naturally-occurring toxins that can be used as weapons include ricin, SEB, botulism toxin, saxitoxin, and many mycotoxins. The organisms causing these diseases are known as select agents. In the United States, their possession, use, and transfer are regulated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Select Agent Program.
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