WHAT IS BIOTERRORISM

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

*Informaiton provided by the City of ElPaso

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