Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, insects, and fungiRead more

by F Frischknecht · 2003 · Cited by 293 — Two international treaties outlawed biological weapons in 1925 and 1972, but they have largely failed to stop countries from conductin

Biological weapons disseminate disease-causing organisms or toxins to harm or kill humans, animals or plants. They can be deadly and highly contagious.Read more

Biological and toxin weapons are either microorganisms like virus, bacteria or fungi, or toxic substances produced by living organisms that are produced and ...Read more

May 19, 2022 — A biological attack is the intentional release of a pathogen (disease causing agent) or biotoxin (poisonous substance produced by a living organism) against ...Re

Biological weapons disseminate disease-causing organisms or toxins to harm or kill humans, animals or plants. They generally consist of two parts – a ...Read more

Biological weapons are in essence a medical problem and thus require a medical solution. The ultimate goal of biodefense is to prevent suffering and loss of ...Read more

Biological weapons are thought by some to be ideal weapons for terrorists. These agents may be delivered in secret and have delayed effects.Read more

Bio-weapon threats could include the deliberate release by attackers of an agent that causes one or more of various diseases. Public health authorities have ...Read more

This timeline recounts the history of biological weapons, from 1763 to 2003.

Biological weapons (BW) introduce a bacteria or virus, combined with a delivery mechanism, into an environment for hostile purposes.Read more

Biological weapons (BWs) deliver toxins and microorganisms, such as viruses and bacteria, so as to deliberately inflict disease among people, animals, and ...Read more

Chemical and biological weapons are banned after the First World War. However, restraints on their use may be ignored or eroded in the rise of new ...

Other agents of concern include the botulinum toxins and viral hemorrhagic fevers. Once again, both are highly lethal. Botulinum toxin is a commonly cited ...Read more

by L Huigang · 2022 · Cited by 23 — The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) is a multilateral treaty that clearly prohibits the development, production, stockpiling, acquisitio

Jul 17, 2018 — Biological weapons (BW) are disease-causing organisms and toxins that are designed to harm or kill humans, livestock or crops.Read more

The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), negotiated from 1969 to 1972, prohibits States Parties from developing, producing, stockpiling or otherwise acquiring ...Read more

by J van Aken · 2003 · Cited by 97 — By using genetic engineering, biological researchers have already developed new weapons that are much more effective than their natural cou

biological weapon, any of a number of disease-producing agents—such as bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, fungi, toxins, or other biological agents ...Read more