Viral agents as biological weapons and agents of bioterrorism

Multiple viral agents have been classified by the CDC as potential weapons of mass destruction or agents for biologic terrorism. Agents such as smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fever viruses, agents of viral encephalitis, and others are of concern because they are highly infectious and relatively easy to...

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Published in:	The American journal of the medical sciences Vol. 323; no. 6; p. 316
Main Authors:	Bronze, Michael S, Huycke, Mark M, Machado, Linda J, Voskuhl, Gene W, Greenfield, Ronald A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.06.2002
Subjects:	Arenaviridae Infections - transmission Bioterrorism Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine - transmission Hantavirus Infections - transmission Humans Paramyxoviridae Infections - transmission Paramyxovirinae Smallpox - transmission Virus Diseases - transmission
ISSN:	0002-9629
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