Bioterrorism On Our Door Step
Bioterrorism On Our Doorstep: Bioterrorism has now been defined as the intentional use of a pathogen or biological product to cause harm to a human, animal, plant or other living organisms, to influence the conduct of government or to intimidate or coerce a civilian population. Nearly forty newly emerging infectious diseases were identified during the thirty years between 1973 and 2003. And more may already be on their way to America. On February 16, 2006, a 44-year-old man presented to a hospital in Pennsylvania with respiratory symptoms including dry cough, shortness of breath, and general malaise and later tested positive…
