Combating terrorism: assessing the threat of a biological weapons attack : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, October 12, 2001, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002 - 88 pages |
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... disease . For the terrorists , that fear is a potent force multiplier capable of magnifying a minor manageable outbreak into a major public crisis . Failure to account for this unique aspect of biological terror- ism understates the ...
... disease . For the terrorists , that fear is a potent force multiplier capable of magnifying a minor manageable outbreak into a major public crisis . Failure to account for this unique aspect of biological terror- ism understates the ...
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... diseases , and each bio- logical weapon could result in absolutely different consequences . I provided , with some examples , for example , smallpox , anthrax , plague and Marburg infections . And what I would like to say it's just a ...
... diseases , and each bio- logical weapon could result in absolutely different consequences . I provided , with some examples , for example , smallpox , anthrax , plague and Marburg infections . And what I would like to say it's just a ...
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... disease symptoms and the treatments required . To give you an idea of the variation involved , compare the likely results of aerosol attacks with smallpox , anthrax , plague , and Marburg , Smallpox has a very low infectious dose ...
... disease symptoms and the treatments required . To give you an idea of the variation involved , compare the likely results of aerosol attacks with smallpox , anthrax , plague , and Marburg , Smallpox has a very low infectious dose ...
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... disease causes symptoms similar to Ebola and other hemorrhagic fevers . The expected fatality rate is difficult to determine , since there have been only a few small natural outbreaks of the disease . Fatalities could range from the 30 ...
... disease causes symptoms similar to Ebola and other hemorrhagic fevers . The expected fatality rate is difficult to determine , since there have been only a few small natural outbreaks of the disease . Fatalities could range from the 30 ...
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... disease surveillance and diagnosis , medical prophylaxis and treatment - are crucial to our preparedness . We must ... diseases for which vaccines have not even been developed yet . Although vaccination and traditional medical ...
... disease surveillance and diagnosis , medical prophylaxis and treatment - are crucial to our preparedness . We must ... diseases for which vaccines have not even been developed yet . Although vaccination and traditional medical ...
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