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 Below is a historical listing of events that casued mass death, disease and panic. Within this website you will find many links to other resources that provide you with information concerning some of these diseases and events. Each link leads to diffent sources of information, that will help you understand the many threats that we face today and how to protect yourself and your family.
Historical Highlights
- Medieval conflicts
- Spanish conquest of Mexico
- English-Indian wars
- Kanatson Alibekavand the Soviet Biological Weapons Program 1940 to early 1980’s
- Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Program
Characteristics of Biological Weapons
- Infectious via aerosol
- Organisms fairly stable in environment (often found in nature)
- Susceptible civilian population
- Highly virulent in humans
- Person-to-person transmission
- Difficult to identify sentinel case
Mode of Transmission
| Respiratory |
Person-to-Person |
Gastrointestinal |
Skin |
Anthrax
Smallpox |
Smallpox
Pneumonic Plague
Hemorrhagic Fever |
Botulism
Tularemia |
Anthrax |
Potential Bioterrorism Agents
| Bacterial Agents |
Viruses |
Toxins |
Anthrax
Brucellosis
Cholera
Pneumonic
Tularemia
Q-Fever |
Smallpox
VEE (Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis)
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever |
Botulinum
Ricin
Staph
T-2 Mycotoxins |
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