Biological warfare - Wikipedia
WEBBiological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, insects, and fungi with the intent to kill, harm or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war. [1]
Biological Warfare: Infectious Disease and Bioterrorism
WEBJul 24, 2015 · Biological warfare has been around since life first evolved. Humans are most concerned about the biological warfare directed at us, including infectious diseases and the ability of microbes to evolve resistance to antibacterial agents.
Biological weapons and bioterrorism: Past, present, and future
WEBFeb 28, 2018 · Sometimes known as “germ warfare,” biological weapons involve the use of toxins or infectious agents that are biological in origin. This can include bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Biological weapon | Types, Effects & History | Britannica
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Biological weapon, any of a number of disease-producing agents—such as bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, fungi, toxins, or other biological agents—that may be utilized as weapons against humans, animals, or plants. The direct use of infectious agents and poisons against enemy personnel is an ancient.
Biological weapon - Warfare, History, Pathogens | Britannica
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Biological weapons are not as expensive to manufacture as nuclear weapons, yet a lethal biological weapon might nonetheless be the strategic weapon that would win a war. This prospect of military advantage might tempt some regimes to acquire the weapons, though perhaps clandestinely.
Biological weapons - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBSep 6, 2018 · Biological and toxin weapons are either microorganisms like virus, bacteria or fungi, or toxic substances produced by living organisms that are produced and released deliberately to cause disease and death in humans, animals or plants.
Biological Weapons and Warfare | RAND - RAND Corporation
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · In olden days, biological weapons were evil and awful. Now, the 21st century ability to design, build, and evolve new contagious pathogens threatens to kill us all. The rise of AI makes this threat yet more threatening.
Biological and Chemical Weapons - Our World in Data
WEBAlongside nuclear weapons, biological and chemical weapons are weapons of mass destruction because they can kill or injure large numbers of people and cause environmental damage. Countries have used biological and chemical weapons in warfare and assassinations.
Confronting the threat of bioterrorism: realities, challenges, and ...
WEBOct 16, 2018 · We examine the special characteristics of biological agents that could potentially be used for bioterrorism, advances in prevention and treatment of diseases caused by these agents, and the remaining deficiencies in the management and control of possible bioterrorist outbreaks.
‘Critical opportunity’ to protect against biological warfare, …
WEBNov 28, 2022 · The international community should push ahead with stalled plans to prevent biological weapons from being developed in the wake of COVID-19, the UN’s top disarmament official insisted on Monday.
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