Bio crime, Bio terrorism, and Microbial Forensics Flashcards
General focus on infections, but non conagious agents, used to kill and incapacitate the enemy but not to pose risk to attacker
Bio warfare agents
Terrorize, mass murder, incapacitate, political statement, anti-agriculture statement, extortion,disruption and revenge
Aspects
A scientific discipline dedicated to analyzing evidence from a bio terrorism act, bio crime or inadvertent microorganism/toxin release for attribution processes.
Microbial Forensics
Viruses, Bacteria,Fungi, Biological toxins
Biological agents
Molecular parasites grouped by genome organization
Virus
Living cells capable of complex metabolic functions
Bacterial Pathogens
Caused by fungi, losses in the billion dollars
Plant disease
Acts are considered the same as traditional crimes, that is directed at individuals.
Bio crime
Deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs or biological agents to produce warefare
Bio terrorism
Infectious but non-contagious agents, used to kill and incapacitate the enemy.
Bio warfare