Medical management of diseases associated with biological warfare
Jayant Patwa; S.J.S. Flora National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Raebareli, Lucknow, India
Abstract
More than 180 pathogens have been explored or employed as biological weapons that pose a potential threat to military, civilian population, and crops. Biological warfare (BW) agents include bacteria, fungi, viruses, and toxins that affect human beings, animals, and plants, and can be used in bioterrorist activity and biological warfare attacks. They are characterized by low detectable quality, high effectiveness, adequate reach ability, and comparative ease of delivery. It can be delivered by unconventional methods like aerosol sprays, water ...
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