bioterrism

Question 1

what are biowarfare agents

Answer 1

mainly bacteria but a small number of viruses. biological agents are of highest concern compared to nuclear and chemical agents.
e.g. anthrax is top

Question 2

the lifecycle of anthrx
-main resevoir

Answer 2

anthrax spores can survive in the environment for a long time then consumed by animals and kills host to spread back into the environment.

reservoir= cattle

Question 3

different forms of anthrax and mortality
1) cutaneous anthrax
2) inhalational anthrax
3) gastrointestinal anthrax

Answer 3

1) 20% mortality. blackened lesions on forearm
2) 80%+ of brain
3) 25-75%

Question 4

how louis pasteur created mass anthrax vaccination for animals

Answer 4

pasteur institutes developed globally to produce fresh local anthrax vaccine

Question 5

world war 1 anthrax
-german
-french

Answer 5

-german attack against horses from USA and UK. delivering cutaneous anthrax to horses.
-the glnaders disease was also spread to horses

-the french used airplanes to carry microbrial bombs

Question 6

what is wool sorters disease (what people wanted to achieve for biological warfare)

Answer 6

inhalational anthrax

Question 7

bioterroism attacks
-salmonella
-tokyo anthrax attack
-american anthrax attacks

Answer 7

-deliberate contamination of salmonella in salad bars

-american: letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to newspapers offcies.
-was a homegrown attack done by a scientist.

Question 8

burkholderia mallei in bioterrism

Answer 8

gram negative bacterium causes glanders in horses