BioDefender™

Terrorist use of Biological Warfare agents could kill many people to create an unparalleled medical, political, and social crisis. Despite the fact that biological weapons have never been used against the United States, we must prepare for a new age of bioterrorism. Civilians must know how to recognize a bioterrorism attack in the event of terrorist use of Biological Warfare agents on civilian population and have a useful product for prevention and defense.

Biological Weapon can cause large numbers of casualties with minimal preparation. Perpetrators can escape long before biological agents cause casualties, due to incubation periods of the agents. Weapons are easy and cheap to produce and can be used to selectively target humans, animals, or plants.

Biological Weapon can be easily procured from the environment, universities, biological supply houses, and clinical specimens. Common fermentation techniques used for producing antibiotics, toxoid vaccines, foods, and beverages can be used to grow large quantities of biological agents.

Aerosol particles 0.5-5 microns in diameter settle in the alveoli; larger particles are cleared by respiratory mucosa, and smaller particles float in and out of the alveoli without settling. Biological agents are typically invisible in aerosol clouds and may not be detected until humans become ill.



What is the real threat of Biological Warfare weapons? How humans can contract Biological Warfare agents?

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