Biological Agents
Biological diseases and/or agents can be used by terrorists when targeting
people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have outlined such
threats into six categories that are determined by their ease of accessibility
and rate of mortality. Many of the biological diseases and agents listed
have links to fact sheets that discuss their characteristics.
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Anthrax
- Anthrax
Fact Sheets
Texas Department of State Health Services
- Anthrax Basics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Botulism
- Facts About Botulism
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- What You Need to Know About Botulism
Texas Department of State Health Services
Plague
- Plague Information
The Centers for Disease Control
Rabies
- Rabies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Smallpox
- Smallpox Disease Information
Centers for Disease Control
- Smallpox Information
Texas Department of State Health Services
Tularemia
- Tularemia
Centers for Disease Control
- What you need to know about Tularemia
Texas Department of State Health Services
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Centers for Disease Control
- What you need to know about Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Texas Department of State Health Services
