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Biological Warfare..... Straight and Short Information on Biological Warfare..... Now In 2020, The COVID-19(The Novel Corona Virus) is the best example of Biological Warfare....... Contents- #Historical Events #Biological Warfare #Bio-Weapons #Biological Agents #Weapons Development Cycle #Advantages #Disadvantages #Conclusion #References #Case Study
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Biological warfare
- 2. ✓ HISTORICAL EVENTS ✓ BIOLOGICAL WARFARE ✓ BIO-WEAPONS ✓ CATEGORY OF BIOLOGICALAGENTS ✓ WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT CYCLE ✓ ADVANTAGES ✓ DISADVANTAGES ✓ CONCLUSION ✓ REFERENCES ✓ CASE STUDY
- 4. Biological warfare also known as germ warfare is the use of biological toxin or infectious agents such as bacteria , viruses and fungi with an intent to kill humans, animals orplants. Bio-terrorism Intentional or threatened use of biological agents to cause fear in or actually inflict death or disease upon a large population for political, religious, or ideological reasons.
- 7. Category A Category B Category C High priority agents 2nd highest priority emerging pathogens transmitted from person to person moderately easy to disseminate ease of dissemination high mortality rates Moderate/Low morbidity rates high morbidity and mortality E.g. Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis), Plague (Yersinia pestis), Smallpox (Variola major) E.g. Brucellosis (Brucella spp.), Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) E.g. Hantavirus, SARS coronavirus, Nipah
- 9. ❖ Multiple Methods For Delivery ❖ Good Logistics - cheap to make and store ❖ Versatile - can be in small or large quantities ❖ Easy To Conceal ❖ Extremely toxic ❖ Defence may be difficult
- 10. ❖ Difficulty of protecting the workers at all stages of production, transportation, loading of delivery systems and final delivery ❖ Difficulty in maintaining quality control and sufficient containment during growth and harvesting of agents ❖ Effective delivery problems ❖ Poor storage survival ❖ Difficult to control once released
- 11. ▪ A letter containing anthrax was received by Tom Daschle, the leader of the United States Senate. ▪ 23 members of his staff and 5 police officers tested positive with nasal swabs. ▪ This is the letter that was sent to NBC anchor Tom Brokaw with cutaneous anthrax and that infected Brokaw’s assistant, Erin O'Connor. ▪ The envelope is postmarked September 18 from Trenton, N.J. The handwriting is identical to the one sent to the New York Post below postmarked on the same date and sent from the same place.
- 12. ❖ Effective medical system ❖ Growing threat of bio warfare agents has led to the development of specific field tools that perform on-the-spot analysis and identification: Sandwich immunoassay, Bio Pen ❖ Mostly biological weapons are delivered as aerosols, so most effective defense will be a good protective mask equipped with filters capable of blocking bacteria, virusesand spores ❖ WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN): Works for both biological warfare agents as well as other communicable diseases