... technologies have become widespread throughout the world. A shocking number of at least seventeen nations are suspected of having or attempting to acquire germ weapons. Among the seventeen nations is Iraq. Before the Gulf War in 1991, Iraq admitted to research and production facilities and in 1995 ... weaponry. In 1997, Sudaam Hussein's banning of American inspectors from investigating their development of these weapons created a widespread public concern. The world was surprised to learn that Iraq had produced enough deadly microbes to kill all the people on Earth several times over. Th...

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... the use of harmful or deadly biological agents as a weapon of war. Biological weapons are a unique class of weapons because they are living organisms. These biological agents, because they are alive, pose a dangerous military threat and once released are extremely uncontrollable and unpredictable. These agents can and will kill many, many people and because of this they are considered weapons of mass destruction. Some ... still posed some risks to the population. There are three other ways to disperse agents including missiles, canisters, and sprayers. The missile is the most efficient ...

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... hurled infected bodies over the walls of Kaffa, a horrible type of warfare was introduced to the world: biological warfare. Today, biological warfare is a lot more serious and a lot more deadly. By definition, biological weapons designed to dispense airborne clouds of pathogenic microbes could in theory kill or incapacitate unprotected populations over very large areas. If a country were to use biological ... weapons it could cause the attacked country to use its own biological weapons and possibly even nuclear weapons starting a major war, killing millions of people. As of the year 200...

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... Columbian Exchange was the fast spread of disease though the New Worlds. Europe became a powerhouse because of the discovery of new technology such as a written alphabet, new farming equipment, new weapons and firearms, and architecture. Europeans introduced the written alphabet to the natives during the Columbian exchange to improve trade. Not only did they teach them the alphabet for trade, but ... they realized how useful they were in killing animals. This opened a huge trade opportunity for the Europeans. The natives relied on trade with the Europeans in order to obtain new weapons....

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... cause supreme chaos in the world in which we live. Recent terrorist attacks have caused the world to think differently of itself. The threat of biological agents possibly used as weapons has created a new fear. Of these possibilities lies Tularemia. This threat only requires someone to inhale at least 10 organisms to cause the disease. People then develop severe illnesses but ... Smallpox. The threat of such a disease is apparent to political figures and biologists. This most likely will never be used, due to its popularity. However, it is among the most deadly biological agents. The re...

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... introduced African slaves to the Americas further diversifying the human races. They also took Native Americans back to Europe as curiosities and novelties. This human exchange was not without it's deadly consequences. Parasites and disease traveled with their human hosts and wreaked havoc. The Europeans introduced the Native Americans to measles, smallpox, and influenza, killing thousands. The Europeans also carried home ... the Native American disease, syphilis, contracted in sexual encounters with Native women. The cross introduction of goods, like weapons, musical instruments and je...

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... doses of vaccinations are on hand because the smallpox virus was eradicated in 1977 and is no longer considered a threat. Dr. D. A. Henderson is widely credited with the eradication of this deadly virus as he headed the World Health Organization's (WHO) Smallpox Eradication Unit from 1966 until 1977, just before Rahima Banu came down with the last documented case of Variola major ... that the virus lives unofficially in biological warfare labs throughout the world and that many other nations are trying to acquire the virus for their own research and development of weapons. The abuse of ...

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