Bioterrorism Agents

Bioterrorism agents are defined as disease organisms (viruses, bateria) or toxins that may be weaponized by terrorists. These agents pose a risk to national security because they can be easily disseminated or transmitted from person to person, causing high mortality, public panic, and social disruption:

• Anthrax CDC   FAQ's
• Botulism CDC   FAQ's
• Brucellosis CDC   FAQ's
• Burkholderia mallei (Glanders) CDC   FAQ's
• Clostridium Perfringens (Epsilon Toxin) CDC   FAQ's
• Plague; Bubonic, Septicemic, Pneumonic (Plague) CDC   FAQ's
• Q-Fever CDC   FAQ's
• Ricin Poisoning CDC   FAQ's
• Smallpox CDC   FAQ's
• Staphylococcal Food Poisoning , Enterotoxin - B Poisoning (Staph Food Poisoning) CDC   FAQ's
• Tularemia (Rabbit fever) CDC   FAQ's
• Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola, Lassa, Marburg) CDC   FAQ's