Viral agents including threat from emerging viral infections
Archna Panghal; S.J.S. Flora National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Raebareli, Lucknow, India
Abstract
With the advancements in technology, the ways of killing and terrorizing people changed from metallurgical weapons to microbial bombs containing bacteria or viruses. The practice of bioweapons is not new; it started in antiquity, before germ theory of disease came into force. Being cheap and easy to handle, they are considered as “poor man’s weapons.” Viruses as bioweapons have been used since the 16th century and they have been classified as potential biothreat agents by CDC. Although viruses like smallpox and hemorrhagic fever viruses had ...
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