Bio-Terrorism Preparedness And Response

Bio-Terrorism Preparedness And Response

Introduction

Bioterrorism is not a new phenomenon. It actually started in 1984 in the United States when the terrorists tried to artificially spread a virus known as Salmonella to commit mass biological terrorism. Bioterrorism is the use of germs, bacteria, and viruses to bring about mass level biological catastrophe which is man-made. It is intended to commit the new form of terrorism which may purport to either kill people on a large scale or to bring them disease and suffering. The way terrorism can have various agendas, manifestos and motives, the bioterrorism also may be due ...