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DISADVANTAGES OF BIOTECH Flashcards

1
Q

Emperor Barbarossa poisons water wells with human
bodies, Tortona, Italy

A

1155

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Mongols catapult bodies of plague victims over the city
walls of Caffa, Crimean Peninsula

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1346

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3
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spanish mix wine with blood of leprosy patients to sell
to their French foes, Naples, Italy

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1495

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4
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Polish fire saliva from rabid dogs towards their enemies

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1650

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5
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First deal between German and French forces not to use
‘poison bullets’

A

1675

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6
Q

British distribute blankets from smallpox patients to
native Americans

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1763

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7
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Napoleon floods the plains around Mantua, Italy, to
enhance the spread of malaria

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1797

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8
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Confederates sell clothing from yellow fever and
smallpox patients to
Union troops, USA

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1863

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9
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Category A diseases

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Anthrax, Botulism, Haemorrhagic fever, Plague, Smallpox, Tularemia

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Category B diseases

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Brucellosis, Cholera, Encephalitis, Food poisoning, Glanders, Psittacosis, Q fever, typhus, Various toxic syndromes

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Pathogen of Anthrax

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Bacillus antracis

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12
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Pathogen of botulism

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Clostridium botulinum

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Pathogen of haemorrhagic fever

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Marburg virus, Ebola virus, Arenaviruses

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14
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Pathogen of plague

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Yersinia pestis

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15
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Pathogen of smallpox

A

Variola major

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Pathogen of tularemia

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Francisella tularensis

17
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Pathogen of brucellosis

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Brucella

18
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Pathogen of cholera

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Vibrio cholerae

19
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Pathogen of encephalitis

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alphaviruses

20
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Pathogen of food poisoning

A

Salmonella, Shigella

21
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Pathogen of Glanders

A

Burkholderia mallei

22
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Pathogen of psittacosis

A

Chlamydia psittaci

23
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Pathogen of Q fever

A

Coxiella burnetti

24
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Pathogen of typhus

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Ricketssia prowazekii

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Pathogen of various toxic syndromes

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Various bacteria

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