• George Mason University Professor Greg Koblentz, the director of the school's biodefense graduate program, said the bacterium that causes anthrax infection has been the most commonly studied biological agent in modern biowarfare programs. (thebulletin.org)
  • Aside from collecting unspecified biological agents, the facility works works with a number of biological agents - including anthrax, tularemia and a number of highly contagious hemorrhagic fevers. (naturalnews.com)
  • Information obtained from the US federal contracts registry clarifies some of the military activities at the Lugar Center - among them research on bio-agents (anthrax, tularemia) and viral diseases (e.g. (geoengineeringwatch.org)
  • The facility is reportedly involved in the collection and study of various biological agents, including anthrax, tularemia and highly contagious hemorrhagic fevers. (biowar.com)
  • No explanations on the range of the accumulated strains of dangerous pathogens have been received, though there had been implemented 19 researches related to examining possible agents of biological weapons (Congo-Crimean fever, hantaviruses, anthrax and tularemia) within UP and Tap projects since 2008 in Ukraine, as well as economically important infections (African and classical swine fever, Newcastle disease). (interaffairs.ru)
  • The list of diseases that have attracted the attention of US specialists includes anthrax, tularemia, and various coronaviruses, Kirillov told a media briefing. (azerbaycan24.com)
  • Because of the ubiquity of castor beans and the ease of basic weaponization -which is significantly easier than developing other environmental agents such as anthrax, tularemia, plague, or botulism into a bioweapon - additional ricin attacks should be expected. (newsmax.com)
  • We have received documentation from employees of Ukrainian biological laboratories on the emergency destruction of especially dangerous pathogens on February 24 - the causative agents of plague, anthrax, tularemia, cholera and other deadly diseases," Konashenkov said. (substack.com)
  • Defense Ministry of Russia got hold of documents confirming that Ukraine developed a network of at least 30 biological laboratories that host extremely dangerous biological experiments, aimed at enhancing the pathogen properties of plague, anthrax, tularemia, cholera, and other lethal diseases with the help of synthetic biology. (russiaun.ru)
  • Throughout the Soviet era, the AP system worked effectively, preventing major epidemics from decimating Soviet citizens in regions where diseases such as anthrax, brucellosis, bubonic plague, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and tularemia are endemic, and protecting economically important animals and crops from infectious diseases. (nti.org)
  • While the Soviet Union did weaponize smallpox and plague , two contagious diseases, the US program tended to "shy away from" these agents, he said. (thebulletin.org)
  • It was the Japanese who made the most use of biological weapons during World War II, as among other terrifyingly indiscriminate attacks, the Japanese Army Air Force dropped ceramic bombs full of fleas carrying the bubonic plague on Ningbo, China. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Many of the agents that biowarfare research has focused on are transmitted by ticks, mosquitoes, or other arthropods: plague, tularemia, Q fever, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, Eastern equine encephalitis or Russian spring summer encephalitis. (science20.com)
  • As a biological weapon smallpox is really hard due to the very infectious nature. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • Smallpox was used as a biological weapon during the French and Indian Wars, (1754 to 1767) , and in the 1980s, was developed into an aerosol biological weapon by the Soviet Union. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • F. tularensis could be used as a biological weapon in a number of ways, but an aerosol release would likely have the greatest adverse medical and public health consequences. (cdc.gov)
  • This research provides guidance to federal action agencies for UV-C control of F. tularensis and will help food processors protect their workers and consumers from tularemia. (usda.gov)
  • Due to its high infectivity to cause tularemia, relative ease of dissemination and prior stock as a biological weapon, F. tularensis subsp. (openmicrobiologyjournal.com)
  • Because of the rarity of disease, low clinical suspicion, and the organisms low infectious dose, F. tularensis poses a hazard for unsuspecting laboratorians, particularly those who handle cultures outside a biological safety cabinet or without use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). (cdc.gov)
  • We examined Form 4s and Form 3s submitted to the Federal Select Agent Program between 2011 and 2015 to assess laboratory methods used in the identification of F. tularensis and categorize reported occupational exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • These are federally regulated biological agents (e.g., viruses, bacteria, fungi, and prions) and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety, to animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are numerous other instances of the use of plant toxins, venoms, and other poisonous substances to create biological weapons in antiquity. (wikipedia.org)
  • What are the three biological toxins? (sluiceartfair.com)
  • What are the most common general symptoms to biological toxins? (sluiceartfair.com)
  • What kind of toxins are used in biological warfare? (sluiceartfair.com)
  • TYPES OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS Bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, and toxins may be used as biological agents in modern warfare. (sluiceartfair.com)
  • Comparison of physicochemical and functional characteristics place toxins between chemical warfare agents and biological warfare agents. (sluiceartfair.com)
  • There are several differences between toxins and traditional chemical warfare agents. (sluiceartfair.com)
  • Biological agents are organisms or toxins that can kill or incapacitate people, livestock and crops. (sluiceartfair.com)
  • There are three basic groups of biological agents that could likely be used as weapons: bacteria, viruses and toxins. (sluiceartfair.com)
  • Sometimes known as "germ warfare," biological weapons involve the use of toxins or infectious agents that are biological in origin. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The US Army regularly produces deadly viruses, bacteria and toxins in direct violation of the UN Convention on the prohibition of Biological Weapons. (geoengineeringwatch.org)
  • Threats like infectious agents or biological toxins can be utilized with negative intentions like infecting or killing humans, animals, or the environment and to initiate biological warfare. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • These developments include, inter alia…to develop novel means of delivering biological agents and toxins. (counterpunch.org)
  • Such bioweapons could achieve targeted effects tailored to timescale, physical and psychological effect, with intended tactical, operational, and strategic levels of impact, with the most impactful viral agents producing all three effects. (westpoint.edu)
  • To anticipate the potential future threat posed by tunable viral agents, the article first examines the advancing biotechnological toolkit that bad actors may be able to exploit. (westpoint.edu)
  • It then delves into the singular threat posed by viral agents compared to other potential forms of weaponized pathogens such as bacteria, with the COVID-19 pandemic underscoring the threat posed by highly transmissible viruses. (westpoint.edu)
  • Nevertheless, these facilities possess unique collections of pathogenic bacterial, fungal, and viral strains and their staffs include scientists and technicians who are highly knowledgeable about the biological and epidemiological characteristics of some of the world's deadliest pathogens. (nti.org)
  • Yet, these same gene editing tools could be employed to generate and modify biological weapons, making it important for both the counterterrorism community and scientific community to anticipate how the scientific advances may change the bioterrorism threat landscape. (westpoint.edu)
  • Some of these pathogens are listed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as "high-priority" threats that can be used as "bioterrorism agents. (azerbaycan24.com)
  • But concerning the bioterrorism threat, it's a Tier I bioterrorism agent, and that's a big deal. (cdc.gov)
  • Other diseases, including the bacterial illness tularemia, have also been studied, but, Koblentz said, weapons programs have shied away from diseases like influenza that spread easily. (thebulletin.org)
  • As part of my doctoral thesis, I investigated whether museum specimens of ticks and mice contained evidence of infection with the bacterial agent of Lyme disease prior to the first known American human cases in the mid 1970s. (science20.com)
  • Tularemia is the most commonly reported human and animal infection caused by a bacterial select agent in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • A working group of 25 representatives from major academic medical centers and research, government, military, public health and emergency management institutions and agencies developed consensus-based recommendations for measures to be taken by medical and public health professionals following the use of tularemia as a biological weapon against a civilian population. (cdc.gov)
  • What is a biological weapon? (thebulletin.org)
  • This process will kill most of the bacteria or viruses in a biological weapon once it's being disseminated. (thebulletin.org)
  • You wouldn't purposefully develop a biological weapon that is highly contagious that could cause a pandemic because that will affect your country along with everyone else," Koblentz said. (thebulletin.org)
  • Interest in brucellosis has been increasing because of the growing phenomena of international tourism and migration, in addition to the potential use of Brucella as a biological weapon. (medscape.com)
  • Rather than invading our beaches or launching bombers, adversaries may … deploy compact and relatively cheap weapons of mass destruction-not just nuclear, but also chemical or biological, to use disease as a weapon of war. (medscape.com)
  • Subsequently, a Russian parliamentary commission published a comprehensive report in mid-April claiming that the military biological weapon of the Pentagon, disguised as anti-terrorist projects and activities, runs counter to the Biological Weapons Convention. (biowar.com)
  • These documents allegedly reveal that these laboratories were actively engaged in the creation of biological weapon components and were conducting tests on the local population. (biowar.com)
  • Biological-warfare agents are thought by some to be an ideal weapon for terrorists. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The bacterium was developed into an aerosol biological weapon by several countries in the past. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • Blister agents, also known as vesicants, are a class of chemical weapon first used in combat during World War I. The prototypical and most common blister agent is sulfur mustard (SM) (bis-(2-chloroethyl) sulfide), known as mustard gas. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • So, all these things make it a very concerning as a possible biological weapon. (cdc.gov)
  • Ticks can indeed carry infectious agents that could be used as biological weapons. (science20.com)
  • Biosafety is the safe working practices associated with handling of biological materials, particularly infectious agents. (who.int)
  • B. anthracis was developed by several countries as part of their biological weapons (BW) programs, and autonomous groups have also demonstrated the intent to use the bacterium in acts of terrorism. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • Japan's infamous Unit 731 conducted grotesque experiments on prisoners to assess the effects of biological agents like the bacteria that causes cholera, including dissections on living, unanesthetized people. (thebulletin.org)
  • In a resolution, the bloc pointed out that the DoD's Defense Threat Reduction Agency is in charge of countering chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-explosive weapons of mass destruction. (naturalnews.com)
  • Pacific EMPRINTS offers online courses to help healthcare professionals to better recognize and respond to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive events and to other large-scale public health emergencies. (sdsu.edu)
  • This paper will strive to delve into the history and current status of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons. (essays.io)
  • The use of bees as guided biological weapons was described in Byzantine written sources, such as Tactica of Emperor Leo VI the Wise in the chapter On Naval Warfare. (wikipedia.org)
  • And why do the U.S. and Ukraine obscure the military-biological cooperation in international reports under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), while the U.S. has been blocking the development of its verification mechanism since 2001? (interaffairs.ru)
  • The participants of the conference received the copies of genuine documents previously mentioned by Russian Defence Ministry, as well as the physical evidence that proved the implementation of works within military-biological programs in Ukraine. (interaffairs.ru)
  • The questions related to the reasons of emergency elimination of documentary evidence of the military-biological activity have also remained with no comment. (interaffairs.ru)
  • As questions remain about the US and Ukrainian military-biological programs, the Russian Defence Ministry will continue to take further steps to monitor the situation. (interaffairs.ru)
  • In the course of a special military operation, the facts of an emergency cleansing by the Kiev regime of traces of a military biological program being implemented in Ukraine, funded by the US Department of Defense, were uncovered,' he said. (substack.com)
  • The United States' reluctance to ensure transparency of its military-biological activities in different regions of the world, of course, raises questions about what is really happening and what goals are being pursued," Lavrov said at a news conference after a virtual meeting with foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). (commonsensenation.net)
  • In all of this, we have the not-so-secret military biological laboratories in the US and elsewhere, and considerable evidence that the US has been the main employer of such weapons in the past. (moonofshanghai.com)
  • We called this meeting because during the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, some shocking facts came to light: the Kiev regime is urgently concealing traces of a military biological program that Kiev implemented with support of the US Department of Defense. (russiaun.ru)
  • Research results were sent to US military biological centers, i.a. to U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infections Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, US Naval Medical Research, and US Army Biological Warfare Labs in Fort Detrick that used to be the key hubs of the American biological weapons program. (russiaun.ru)
  • These aren't biological weapons laboratories, but the allegations raise important questions. (thebulletin.org)
  • A report has revealed that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is also running biological weapons laboratories in both Africa and the Asia-Pacific region , not just in Ukraine. (naturalnews.com)
  • These US bio-laboratories are funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) under a $ 2.1 billion military program - Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (CBEP) - and are located in former Soviet Union countries such as Georgia and Ukraine, the Middle East, South East Asia and Africa. (geoengineeringwatch.org)
  • Soon after the conflict between Moscow and Kiev broke out, Russia shared allegations of a sprawling network of secretive US-funded biological laboratories in Ukraine. (azerbaycan24.com)
  • Moscow received documents from employees of Ukrainian biological laboratories confirming that components of biological weapons were being developed in Ukraine, in close proximity to Russian territory. (substack.com)
  • The picture is confusing because the US has various methods of disguising both military bases and biological laboratories, with some installations kept secret from even the US Congress, and thus subject to neither questions nor oversight. (moonofshanghai.com)
  • Ebola, Marburg, Junin, Rift Valley fever, and yellow fever viruses have been deemed to pose a particularly serious threat, and in 1999 the HFVs were classified as category A bioweapons agents by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • An epidemiological approach to monitoring sewer systems is especially relevant for an early warning of pathogens used as biological weapons. (scienceopen.com)
  • The aim of this review of published literature and reports is to assess the feasibility of monitoring sewage systems as an early warning system for the release of pathogens from an intentional, natural, or accidental biological contamination event. (scienceopen.com)
  • These same tools, however, can be used to modify pathogens to develop and deploy novel biological weapons. (westpoint.edu)
  • What was the reason for choosing the pathogenic microorganisms examined in Ukraine within the Biological Threat Reduction Programme and why was the range of the studied pathogens not related to current healthcare problems as, for example, Tap-6 project, dedicated to examining agents of glanders that had never been recorded on the territory of Ukraine? (interaffairs.ru)
  • The US military is studying pathogens that could be used as biological weapons as the nation prepares for a potential new pandemic, the commander of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, said on Wednesday. (azerbaycan24.com)
  • To hide the violation by Washington and Kiev of the first article of the UN Convention on the Prohibition of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons, the Ukrainian Ministry of Health sent an instruction to all biolaboratories to urgently eliminate stocks of dangerous pathogens, the department added. (substack.com)
  • The list of microbes (pathogens) under research by all the labs in Frederick County are too long to list, but the following Select Agents (see "What is a select agent? (cityoffrederick.com)
  • Also, anything Americans bring into a nation, including biological pathogens, is considered as diplomatic content and thus not subject to search or examination. (moonofshanghai.com)
  • In particular, botulinum toxin, the most poisonous biological substance known, is used for treatment of a myriad of human neuromuscular disorders characterized by involuntary muscle contractions. (sluiceartfair.com)
  • the United States, which by then had its own offensive biological weapons program, sought to understand what the Japanese had learned. (thebulletin.org)
  • In 1969 President Richard Nixon announced that the United States would no longer be making offensive biological weapons. (counterpunch.org)
  • Subsequently, the US Department of Defense organized a biological research program in Ukraine, and then huge amounts of nuclear fuel were secretly transferred to the country. (thealtworld.com)
  • Epizootics with sometimes extensive die-offs of animal hosts may herald outbreaks of tularemia in humans. (cdc.gov)
  • Management of outbreaks due to biological warfare does not differ from that of natural outbreaks except that clinicians must be alert for unusual antibiotic resistance patterns. (msdmanuals.com)
  • There are various aspects that could boost the use of biodefenses such as favorable initiatives from the government, a surge in the number of naturally occurring outbreaks, and the rising threat of biological weapons and nuclear-armed ICBM. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • The earliest documented incident of the intention to use biological weapons is possibly recorded in Hittite texts of 1500-1200 BC, in which victims of tularemia were driven into enemy lands, causing an epidemic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Purpose: This article is to assess the threats of North Korea's weapons of mass destruction(WMD), including nuclear weapons, biological weapons, and chemical weapons. (kyobobook.co.kr)
  • At a briefing by the Chief of nuclear, biologic and chemical protection troops of Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov informed on recent consultative meeting of Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) member States. (interaffairs.ru)
  • Lt. Gen Igor Kirillov of the Russian Armed Forces (AFR) disclosed last April that Washington is developing biological weapons in close proximity to Russia's borders. (naturalnews.com)
  • We have no doubt that the U.S. - under the guise of ensuring global biosafety - conducted dual-use research, including the creation of biological weapons components in the immediate vicinity of the Russian borders," said Kirillov, the head of the AFR's radiation, chemical and biological defense unit. (naturalnews.com)
  • Lt. Gen Igor Kirillov of the Russian Armed Forces (AFR) has accused the U.S. of developing biological weapons near Russia's borders. (biowar.com)
  • Today, we'll be discussing an article about tularemia infection being spread through organ transplants. (cdc.gov)
  • A biological attack is the deliberate release of germs or other biological substances that can make you sick. (sluiceartfair.com)
  • If a biological lab experiences an accidental or deliberate leak and poisons and kills hundreds of local citizens, the government can do nothing but file a protest with the US Embassy. (moonofshanghai.com)
  • Resolution WHA55.16 addressed the need to strengthen public health capacity to respond to events caused by the natural occurrence, accidental release or deliberate use of biological and chemical agents or radionuclear material. (who.int)
  • Resolution WHA55.16 urged Member States to treat any deliberate use of biological and chemical agents or radionuclear material as a threat to global public health and to share expertise, supplies and resources in order rapidly to contain the event and mitigate its effects. (who.int)
  • The response to events involving the suspected deliberate use of biological or chemical agents or radionuclear material requires close collaboration between various non-traditional partners. (who.int)
  • WHO technical guidelines for assessing national programmes on preparedness for and response to the deliberate release of biological or chemical agents and radionuclear material are being developed in collaboration with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and IAEA. (who.int)
  • What researches that supposed using agents of contagious diseases and toxic substances were Ukrainian servicemen and mental patients involved in, being one of the most vulnerable categories of citizens? (interaffairs.ru)
  • Some HFVs are considered to be a significant threat for use as biological weapons due to their potential for causing widespread illness and death. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • VEREX: Created in September 1991 during the Third Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), VEREX was tasked with identifying measures that could be used to determine whether a state party to the BTWC is 'developing, producing, stockpiling, acquiring, or retaining' biological weapons (BW). (nti.org)
  • In May 2020, Lavrov accused the United States of "categorically opposing the adoption of a protocol to the convention of banning biological and toxin weapons, which would establish a mechanism to verify compliance by member countries with their obligation not to produce such weapons. (commonsensenation.net)
  • When the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) entered into force in 1975, there was hope that the world would at least be safe from manmade biological threats, because all states-signatories realized enormous risks of using biological weapons (BW) and abandoned plans to develop it. (russiaun.ru)
  • Tularemia - Tularemia is also known as "rabbit fever" or "deer fly fever" and is extremely infectious. (wikipedia.org)
  • Rabbit fever is another name for tularemia. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • The article is about the transmission of tularemia, or rabbit fever, by way of solid organ transplants. (cdc.gov)
  • One, it has a very low infective dose, it has an ability to aerosolize--remember the example of the rabbit and the lawnmower--and also, there's a history of countries developing it as a BT agent. (cdc.gov)
  • They condemn the project "as probably in violation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), which tookeffect under United Nations auspices in 1975. (counterpunch.org)
  • At the same time, Ukrainian party has totally ignored the questions related to unreasonable volume of storaging dangerous biological agents at the establishment and the detected gross infringements of their storage conditions: accumulating biological materials at staircases, absence of proper control system that provides access to pathogenic microorganisms. (interaffairs.ru)
  • The US and Ukrainian explanations regarding the export of strains and biological materials of Ukrainian citizens, as well as the observance of ethical standards while conducting research on military personnel, low-income citizens and one of the most vulnerable categories of the population, patients of psychiatric hospitals, looked extremely unconvincing. (interaffairs.ru)
  • Earlier this week, Democrat presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that the US had outsourced some of its biological weapons research to the Ukrainian authorities after the 2014 Maidan coup. (azerbaycan24.com)
  • BWs are devices composed of 4 major components as follows: payload (biological agent), munition (container that keeps the payload intact and virulent during delivery), delivery system (eg, missile, artillery shell, aircraft), and a dispersal mechanism. (medscape.com)
  • A line source technique is the most effective dispersal means for biological agents. (medscape.com)
  • Small packages or envelopes may contain biological agents, but unless they also contain a dispersal device, they are not likely to pose an inhalational threat. (medscape.com)
  • A characteristic shared by these agents is their ability to be dispersed as an aerosol. (canadiem.org)
  • What is the most poisonous biological substance known to humans? (sluiceartfair.com)
  • These agents are used to incapacitate or kill humans, animals, or plants as part of a war effort. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Earlier this month, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations all but accused the United States and Ukraine of having biological weapons. (thebulletin.org)
  • According to the military, after the start of the special operation, 'the Pentagon had serious fears' that the world would become aware of the conduct of secret biological experiments on the territory of Ukraine. (substack.com)
  • Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever), and the collection of biological samples for future experiments. (geoengineeringwatch.org)
  • Such use is contrary to international law and has rarely taken place during formal warfare in modern history, despite the extensive preparations and stockpiling of biological agents carried out during the 20th century by most major powers (including development of strains resistant to multiple drugs). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Services Administration (HRSA) in More hospitals staged drills for biological attacks than for severe epidemics. (cdc.gov)
  • Back in December, lawmakers part of the Makabayan (Nationalist) bloc of the Philippine House of Representatives called for an investigation on the U.S. DoD's biological weapons activity. (naturalnews.com)
  • In the Asia-Pacific, the Philippine House of Representatives Makabayan (Nationalist) bloc initiated a call for an investigation into the DoD's biological weapons activities. (biowar.com)
  • Similar research (using fleas and lice as BW agents) was carried out in the 1940s on the development of biological weapons components by the Japanese infamous unit 731, whose members later fled to the US to escape prosecution for war crimes. (russiaun.ru)
  • Many laboratory workers encounter daily exposure to biological hazards. (wikipedia.org)
  • Besides exposure to chemicals and biological agents, laboratory workers can also be exposed to a number of physical hazards. (wikipedia.org)
  • Standing and working in awkward positions in front of laboratory hoods/biological safety cabinets can also present ergonomic problems. (wikipedia.org)
  • A civilian laboratory was constructed using funds of a foreign military agency, which has the responsibility of managing and integrating the U.S. Defense Department's chemical and biological defense science and technology program," the measure stated. (naturalnews.com)
  • The review presents our conclusions on: (1) the potential biological agents that might be released into a sewage system, (2) the likely background level of those agents in sewage, (3) laboratory methods and detection, and (4) the probability of detecting select biological agents in sewage. (scienceopen.com)
  • The purpose of containment is to reduce or eliminate the risk of exposure to laboratory workers, other persons and the outside environment to potentially hazardous agents. (cityoffrederick.com)
  • There are four biosafety containment levels (BSLs) that define proper laboratory techniques, safety equipment, and design, depending on the types of microbes or agents being studied. (cityoffrederick.com)
  • Prior to that, he was at the Laboratory Response Network as a biological and chemical threat coordinator, biosafety officer, and select agent responsible official with the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory. (cdc.gov)
  • Circulation pathways of biological samples between different sections of the laboratory--These pathways should be assessed for the purpose of minimizing contamination risks. (who.int)
  • Why was the main emphasis made on examining the natural focal and most dangerous infections that, according to the lists of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are considered possible agents of biological weapons? (interaffairs.ru)
  • But there was no release of the Lyme disease agent or any other onto American soil, accidental or otherwise, by the military. (science20.com)
  • It can be difficult to distinguish use of a biological-warfare (BW) agent from a natural outbreak of disease. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Both have the potential to produce fatal disease and have been identified by the CDC as Category B biological agents. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • Category B agents are the second highest priority agents because they can be disseminated with moderate ease, they cause moderate morbidity and low mortality, and they "require specific enhancements of CDC's diagnostic capacity and enhanced disease surveillance. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • understand the basics of safety and biosafety management issues when working with toxic chemicals, biological samples, physical hazards, and when interacting with patients. (who.int)
  • Decontamination is a key activity in the management of patients exposed to chemical agents, and hospitals should provide this intervention. (canadiem.org)
  • Chemical agents are classified based on the specific symptoms that they may cause. (essays.io)
  • That's because Bacillus anthracis forms a spore that can be aerosolized and spread through the air, the main way to deliver a large-scale biological attack. (thebulletin.org)
  • Last month, the White House announced the creation of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR), tasked with "leading, coordinating, and implementing actions related to preparedness for, and response to, known and unknown biological threats. (azerbaycan24.com)
  • COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how vulnerable humanity is in the face of biological threats. (russiaun.ru)
  • Cutaneous exposure provides the least potential for significant morbidity and mortality, since intact skin provides an excellent barrier against most of these agents except mycotoxins. (medscape.com)
  • Exposure via the inhalational route is the most effective mode of delivery for BW agents. (medscape.com)
  • So, as soon as you see that on the exam, the answer is "tularemia," and that's from inhaled exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • II POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL AGENTS IN SEWAGE A wide variety of pathogenic organisms pass through municipal waste-water treatment systems. (scienceopen.com)