Anthrax

Initially one person became ill and investigators initially thought it was an isolated case and was not caused intentionally. However, as more time passed more people began to get sick and traces of anthrax were found in various placed including the New York’s governors office. This caused doubt on it being an isolated nature case. As the text goes on it mentions that it might have something to do with the previous terror attacks. The text mentions that…

smallpox. This example does not stand alone. “A more recent U.S. biological attack occurred just after the Al Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. An unknown actor mailed a powder containing infectious anthrax spores to two U.S. senators and several media outlets” (Nardo 11). This attack also represents an example of biological warfare. The attackers…

In the war against terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) pose a potential strategic scenario (White, 2012). R. James Woolsey, former head of the Central Intelligence Agency believes terrorist possessing the capabilities of WMD represent the single most serious threat to United States national security ( ). The challenges of WMD are; they are easy to build and easy to hide. One of the most challenging weapon types of WMD are biological agents. These agents are viewed as infectious…

and CQ researcher. but when I checked Gale Virtual Reference Library(GALE) I found all of the articles I needed in two searches. I found my first article on the GALE database. I searched “topsoil and bacteria and diseases.” An article titled “Anthrax” caught my attention because it was a disease I have heard of…

He discovered that was something different about this anthrax; it appeared to have something almost boiling off of it. Along with the worry that Iraq had engineered this anthrax, it could also be laced with smallpox. An engineered anthrax laced with smallpox could be a disaster waiting to happen. With relief the scientist found that the anthrax was not laced with anthrax. In conclusion, the book ends with Dr. Chen in his lab experimenting with a “superpox” that…

Bacillus anthracis is the causative organism of the serious infectious disease, called anthrax. There are three manifestations of this disease. The manifestations include gastrointestinal anthrax, inhalation anthrax, and cutaneous anthrax. This research will explore the morphology, virulence factors, reservoir, transmission, and portal of entry of B. anthracis. The pathogenesis will also be reviewed, including symptoms, how B. anthracis causes these symptoms, the possible complications of the…

today. Although Pasteur has historical discoveries related to food borne bacteria, I will largely focus upon his discovery of the Anthrax vaccine. Pasteur’s discovery of the Anthrax vaccine took place Pouilly-le-Fort, France. The local economy was heavily based around the raising of sheep, goats, oxen, and cattle. Pasteur reported in his studies that “Anthrax is responsible for the loss of many millions of animals every year in France” (Yale Universtiy, 1881). The motives for Mr.…

Norman F, Cantor is Emeritus Professor of History, Sociology, and Comparative Literature at New York University. Cantor sections his book to explain to his readers the effects of the plague that caused so much destruction. The Black Death was a pandemic that occurred in the 1300s and left civilizations destroyed from the massive amount of people it killed. Cantor explains that there will most likely always be a degree of uncertainty about the plague because of the limitations from the medical…

aseptically attain a sample vesicular fluid on a sterile swab. The nurse also collected samples from the dark, black ulcer; she inserted a sterile swab in which she rotated for three seconds under the ulcer without completely removing it (Confirming Anthrax through the Laboratory Response Network). The nurse transported the sample to the laboratory at room temperature; about 70°F. Microbiologist in the laboratory performed series of test to identify the disease Molly has. One of which was gram…

the use of biological weapons as a way to gain political power, this type of warfare has been used throughout history in a variety of ways. Like how the movie uses the St. Mary’s Virus, biological warfare also involves the use of deadly agents like anthrax, smallpox and botulinum for offensive purposes. Even though V for Vendetta is based on a fictional tale, the movie is able to draw comparisons on how deadly agents have been used in biological warfare…