Dergiler / Eastern Journal of Medicine / 2004 / Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1

How to weaponize anthrax?

Sayfa
13–16
DOI
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Abstract

Anthrax, a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillusanthracis, occurs in domesticated and wild animals-primarily herbivores. Humans usually become infectedby contact with infected animals or their products.Anthrax is so easy to obtain that it could be weaponizedfor biological warfare if a laboratory area of 5 m2 isowned with 10.000$.Key words: Anthrax, weapon, spore, Bacillus anthracis