... flood of bacteria and toxins into the blood, killing up to 99% of untreated victims.(8) Natural and genetically engineered antibiotic-resistant bacilli amplify the threat of spores being used as weapons, and heighten the need for improved treatments and spore-detection methods after an intentional release. In October 2001, a letter which contained a large number of anthrax spores was sent through the ... seem to us as a small fact, the world has been in an uproar over a possible biological war being started. At this point in time we have no treatment for this deadly killer, but we do ha...

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