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Innovation For life
WELCOME TO THE
NEW ERa of HUMAN EXTINCTION
WHAT ARE BIOWEAPONS
BIO IN SIMPLE STANDS FOR LIFE WEAPONS
STANDS FOR LIFE KILLING AGENT
Biological weapons are toxic materials produced from pathogenic organisms (usually microbes) or artificially manufactured toxic substances that are used to intentionally interfere with the biological processes of a host. These substances work to kill or incapacitate the host. Biological weapons may be used to target living organisms such as humans, animals or vegetation. They may also be used to contaminate nonliving substances such as air, water and soil.
DISEASE Anthrax Bacillus anthracis Cholera Vibrio cholera
Diphtheria Corynebacterium diphtheria
Plague Yersinia pestis
CAUSATIVE AGAENT
WHAT ARE ADVANTAGES OF BIOLOGICS AS WEAPONS?
May be easier, faster to produce and more cost-May be easier, faster to produce and more cost-effective than other weapons effective than other weapons
Potential for dissemination over large geographic areaPotential for dissemination over large geographic area High morbidity and mortalityHigh morbidity and mortality Creates panic Creates panic Person-to-person transmission possible (smallpox, Person-to-person transmission possible (smallpox,
plague, and viral hemorrhagic fever)plague, and viral hemorrhagic fever) Difficult to diagnose and/or treatDifficult to diagnose and/or treat
Inexpensive and easy to produceInexpensive and easy to produce Can be aerosolized (1-10 µm)Can be aerosolized (1-10 µm) Survives sunlight, drying, heatSurvives sunlight, drying, heat Cause lethal or disabling diseaseCause lethal or disabling disease Person-to-person transmissionPerson-to-person transmission No effective treatment No effective treatment
Generate high levels of panic among population
Easy to obtainInexpensiveEasy to produce in mass quantitiesCan be relatively easily “weaponized” or
altered for maximum effect (even with genetic manipulation)
High infectivityHigh person-to-person contagionHigh mortality
Symptoms of Potential Bioterrorism Symptoms of Potential Bioterrorism Diseases - Challenges of DetectionDiseases - Challenges of Detection
AnthraxAnthrax
PlaguePlague
Q feverQ fever
TularemiaTularemia
SmallpoxSmallpox
AgentAgent
MediastinitisMediastinitis
PneumoniaPneumonia
Pleuritis, hepatitisPleuritis, hepatitis
PneumoniaPneumonia
PustulesPustules
Clinical EffectClinical Effect
} HeadacheHeadache
FeverFever
MalaiseMalaise
CoughCough
InitialInitial SymptomsSymptoms
Operation Desert Storm
The United Nations confirmed that Iraq had weaponized anthrax, botulism and ricin. An anthrax vaccination program was initiated for troops engaged in Operation Desert Storm. (After the war, Iraq admitted testing weaponized anthrax in missiles.)
GULF WAR 1991
Copyright © 2005 by NAAEP. All rights reserved.
THE ESCHAR OF CUTANEOUS ANTHRAX
US Series 18 cases in 101
years Last Pulmonary
Case 1976 Sverdlosk, USSR:
Large outbreak from weapons plant
Highly perverted data…KGB, Meselson
2001 US?
REFERENCEBOOKS : Brooks ICSE Biology-1
URLs : http://www.americanscience.com http://www.google.com http://www.bioschool.com
Any Questions?