The use of biological agents in bioterrorism is a topic that generates strong reactions and many opinions. While the use of these agents is not new‚ the increasing level of use in wartime situations is becoming more of a reality. Because biological agents can be relatively cheap to manufacture and can be easily hidden until time to use‚ they have become a real threat to our world. It is important to understand the history of this form of warfare and identify the most widely used agents so that
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BIOWEAPONS IN AMERICA AND THE ETHICS INVOLVED TYLER TURNER BIOETHICS 2014 Bioweapons are defined as the deliberate use of disease-causing biological agents‚ such as protozoa‚ fungi‚ bacteria‚ or viruses‚ to kill or incapacitate humans‚ other animals‚ or plants (Johnson‚ 2014). These types of weapons are living organisms or replicating entities (such as viruses) that reproduce or replicate within their host victims (Ravitsky‚ 2009). Bioterrorism is the act of using bioweapons to cause illness
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The Discovery of Biological Taxonomy Taxonomy is the scientific classification of living organisms. It is known that two main naturalists were responsible for discovering and founding this classification method‚ John Ray and Carl Linnaeus. Biological Taxonomy has a hierarchy of seven main ranks; Kingdom‚ Phylum (Division if it is Botany)‚ Class‚ Order‚ Family‚ Genus and Species. These classify every living thing from Animals to Bacteria. Some of the classification system is written English
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Anthrax can be transmitted to humans by contact with an infected animal or their products. Over the years anthrax has received a great deal of attention as biologists have discovered that it can also be spread by a bioterrorist attack or as chemical warfare. Anthrax is not one of the diseases that spread from person to person. As of today‚ there are three known types of ways anthrax can infect a human. The most common way is infection through the skin. This causes an ugly sore that usually goes away
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event of September 11‚ 2001 made the terrorism in the United States real. On that day when the twin towers was seen on television crumbling down with so many lives taken and with many people overwhelming loss of life that taken place on that day. Biological weapons are intended to deliberately disseminate disease producing organisms or killing toxins in food‚ water by aerosol. Bacillus anthracis‚ the organism that causes anthrax‚ has been bandied about the media and the American public has been intrigued
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is a result of my own work and my indebtedness to other work publications‚ if any‚ have been duly acknowledged. Place: CHANGA Date: 09-12-2009 SWETANG PANCHAL INTRODUCTION Bioterrorism refers to the intentional release of toxic biological agents to harm and terrorize civilians‚ in the name of a political or other cause. A bioterrorism attack is the deliberate release of viruses‚ bacteria‚ or other germs (agents) used to cause illness or death in people‚ animals‚ or plants. These
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Cited: “2001 anthrax attacks.” From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia. 2005. May 1‚ 2005. “Anthrax as a Biological Weapon‚ 2002.” Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Vol. 287 No. 17‚ May 1‚ 2002. May 1‚ 2005. “Anthrax: What You Need To Know.” Center for Disease Control and Prevention “Bacillus anthracis.” From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia.
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Abstract Introduction Biological warfare has been around since the 19th century. It can include any organism or toxin found in nature to kill or injure people. Many nations are seeking ways to acquire biological weapons to use against other nations and there have been many concerns of terrorist groups having the technology to use them. In fact‚ as of the 1980s‚ some terrorist organizations may have even been traced to possessing bio-weapons. Most bio-weapons can spread through the air‚ with explosives
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American Public University America’s Top Three Potential Terrorist Attacks Alan Jacobs HLSS 155 B001 Win 13 Professor Dr. Wesley Phillips 15 February 2013 America’s Top Three Potential Terrorist Attacks Since the successful attacks by planned by Osama Bin Laden‚ and carried out by Al Qaeda terrorists‚ the United States of America has implemented new strategies to thwart efforts by terrorist to achieve another successful attack on US soil. Along with the new
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University of the Philippines Los Banos BIOLOGICAL CONTROL Jeff C. Ebio G-1L INTRODUCTION Farmers sure aim to have abundant and healthy agricultural produce but that became so elusive as the prevalence of disease-causing fungi or bacteria and defective planting materials remain a challenge. To cease all these through a necessary and effective pest management and disease control schema must be utilized. Using chemical pesticide would be a usual resort though
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