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S.Barani Shankar1 , R.V.Geetha2 , Jayalakshmi Somasundaram3
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Bio Terrorism and Future - A Review S.Barani Shankar1 , R.V.Geetha2 , Jayalakshmi Somasundaram3
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12373

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Biological warfare or biowarfare is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria,viruses, and fungi with the intent to kill or incapacitate humans as an act of war. It is a criminal act againstunsuspecting civilians using pathogenic biological agents. Bioterror and Biological Warfare agents are mostoften colorless, by-and-large odorless microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi) or toxins (usually proteintoxins) derived from microorganisms that can be spread in air as aerosols or in food or drink to infect asmany people as possible. They are easily concealed, and thus difficult to detect before an attack. Their mainadvantages to terrorists are allowing easy escape and causing panic and chaos within a civilian population.Their aim is to overwhelm emergency medical departments at local hospitals and clinics. However, there areways to help protect yourself against bioterror agents and by extrapolating biological warfare agents and tohelp identify an attack when it occurs.
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