Biological terrorism

(1) Define Biological Weapons, how they work, and implications. A biological attack is the “…intentional release of a pathogen or bio toxin….against humans plants or animals…” (Forest & Howard, 2013, p. 113). These pathogens and bio toxins intentionally released are also known as bioweapons because they can cause economic catastrophe, illness, deaths, fear, and even disruption to normal day practices. There are three different categories of pathogens and bio toxins dependent on the level of threat

the attacks on September 11, 2001 and the anthrax outbreaks that occurred in the United States, a method needed to be developed to determine if an outbreak was natural or intentionally released. “The open or covert use of pathogens and toxins as biological warfare agents can no longer be ruled out” (Grunow & Finke, 2002, pg. 510). The events that occurred in The Dalles, Oregon further show that such a procedure needed to be developed. In 2002 R. Grunow

War IV will be fought with sticks and stones” (Albert Einstein). For centuries people have been using biological and chemical warfare, but no person could’ve predicted what it has become today, except possibly Albert Einstein. His famous quoted stated above, is what will happen if we continue to develop these weapons of mass destruction. Our civilization will be reduced to nothing. Biological and chemical weapons have been some of the most feared methods of destruction since their primary introduction

Sarin gas has been used as a weapon because it is considered a volatile dangerous never agent. It can quickly kill and or incapacitate people in a general area. It vapor is colorless and odorless, it liquid can be absorbed through the skin. This was one of many nerve agents developed by the Nazis during World War II to give them a fighting edge over their enemy. Chemical warfare contain irritants, asphyxiants, contaminants and poisons that were made as weapons, they can cause death, loss of performance

without biological weapons. The ease of how something so small and undetectable -that is, undetectable until it is too late- can devastate thousands of people is to some degree attractive to humans. With this thrall comes humanity’s natural tendency towards a need for superiority, but also an intense curiosity. This is how BOW research became so extensive, and reached a climax in the mid 20th century. Even after World War II, the Cold War arms race extended past traditional weaponry to biological weaponry

you were to hear the words biological weapons, you almost certainly hear how they are extremely dangerous and how a terrorist could use them at almost any moment. If you were to hear the words bioweapons you would hear it used interchangeably with WMD and compared to nuclear bombs but is this the actual truth? Are biological weapons truly that devastating and should we be afraid? The answer is it depends on a couple variables. There three different types of biological weapons including toxins, non-contagious

Part One “The Shadow of Mount Elgon” 1. The “agent” that killed Charles Monet could be considered one of the characters in The Hot Zone. Describe what sort of character it is, what it looks like, and the role that it plays. The “agent” that killed Charles Monet could be considered one of the characters in The Hot Zone. This character would be a considered a virus. It’s very small and it plays a huge role. It plays a huge role because it is the one that started this book. If Marburg didn’t exist then

Jeffery Reid Instructor: Mrs. McCree Course: Comm 2200 Sec # 2200-048 Date: 10/26/2014 Speech title: Ebola: The New Plague Specific Purpose: My purpose for this speech is to inform my audience about Ebola in West Africa and show parallelism between the reception of aid and treatment between underdeveloped and developed countries. Central Idea Statement: My Central ideas will focus on the history of the disease, what exactly the disease is, and the affects the illness has had on West Africa vs. developed

Nerve Agents are defined is a class of chemicals put together depending on their similar mechanism of action. Nerve agents interrupt vital nerve communication in various organs. The severity of reaction depends on the range of toxicity and dosage released. The most well known military nerve agents are tabun, sarin, soman, GF, and VX. All of these are manmade compounds. The first military nerve agent GA (ethyl-N-dimethyl-phosphoroamidocynate) was discovered in Germany. After this discovery it was

Smallpox has been a feared disease throughout history due to huge epidemics resulting in a large number of deaths (Carson- Dewitt 2006). The name Smallpox, or the Variola Virus, was common around 570 AD and introduced by Bishop Marious of Avenches. Variola derives from the Latin word various meaning stained or various or mark on the skin (Milton 2012). Milder patterns of the virus can be called cotton pox, white pox, and the Cuban itch (OMICS International 2006). The word smallpox was first used