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BRITISH JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
卷 62, 期 1, 页码 40-46出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2005.11732685
关键词
anthrax; bacteria; botulism; toxins; violence
The threat of bioterrorism remains a reality worldwide and, although of low probability, an attack would be a high-con sequence event. Microbes are available to individuals with appropriate contacts and even many low-grade bacterial pathogens can severely affect health. Toxins provide bacteria with a system of defence that is often detrimental to humans and their versatility makes them potential tools of bioterrorism. It should be remembered that the aim of terrorism is not always to kill but rather to strike fear into peoples lives. Therefore, agents such as botulinum and cholera toxin could be used, which may not cause significant mortality but would cause widespread panic and potentially high morbidity. Importantly, no state can ever be fully prepared for a response and it is probable that no state ever could be. It is for this reason that biological agents are so attractive as weapons.
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