WEBCanisters should be replaced when certain conditions exist. These conditions include the following: 1. The charcoal is wet. 2. The canister has been damaged. 3. The canister is clogged and...
Biological and Chemical Weapons - PMC - National Center for ...
WEBBiological agents can be categorized into 4 groups: bacterial agents, viral agents, rickettsial agents, and toxins. Bacterial agents that cause anthrax and tularemia are single cell organisms that invade host tissues and multiply, or they produce nonliving toxins (poisons), or both of these options.
United States biological weapons program - Wikipedia
WEBThe United States biological weapons program officially began in spring 1943 on orders from U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Research continued following World War II as the U.S. built up a large stockpile of biological agents and weapons.
History of the Development and Use of Biological Weapons
WEBSep 1, 2001 · Biological warfare (BW) agents have been used in battles, mainly under unusual circumstances, but not as major weapons of war. Nonetheless, evidence exists to convince even the most skeptical critic that the use of pathogenic or incapacitating BW agents is feasible, as weapons of war, or as terrorist weapons.
Anthrax weaponization - Wikipedia
WEBIn July 1995 documents were confirmed by defectors who ran Iraq's biological warfare program; that the biological weapons program produced a large variety of biological weapons, including anthrax, which was able to be delivered by …
The US has a history of testing biological weapons on the public – …
WEBJul 22, 2019 · The tests happened just a few years after the Soviets accused the US of dropping canisters full of insects infected with chorea and the plague in Korea and China during the Korean War. This is...
Biological Weapons - Biological Weapons - The Merck Manuals
WEBJan 4, 2023 · Biological warfare is the use of microbiological agents as weapons. 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.
Chemical Warfare and Medical Response During World War I
WEBAlthough chemical weapons killed proportionally few soldiers in World War I (1914–1918), the psychological damage from “gas fright” and the exposure of large numbers of soldiers, munitions workers, and civilians to chemical agents had …
Biological Weapons - Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 11, 2018 · Biological warfare is the intentional use of disease-causing microorganisms or other entities that can replicate themselves—such as viruses, infectious nucleic acids, and prions—against humans, animals, or plants for hostile purposes.
Biological Warfare: Infectious Disease and Bioterrorism
WEBJul 24, 2015 · The term biological warfare typically conjures images of medieval warriors tossing dead cattle over city walls or clandestine government agents secretly releasing mysterious microbes into enemy territory. Of course, biological warfare does encompass such activity, but the vast majority of what constitutes biological warfare is …