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Biodefense/Bioterrorism

Overview

Biological agents are organisms or toxins that can kill or disable people, livestock, and crops. A biological attack is the deliberate release of germs or other biological substances that can make you sick.

There are three basic groups of biological agents that could likely be used as weapons: bacteria, viruses, and toxins. Biological agents can be spread by spraying them into the air, person-to-person contact, infecting animals that carry the disease to humans, and by contaminating food and water. Source: Ready.gov

Resources

Ready.gov

• Bioterrorism

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)

• Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases

Patient Information

HealthyChildren.org

• In the Event of Bioterrorism: Protecting Families from Deadly Diseases 

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