Micro Biology/Biological Warefare

My topic that I found interesting that relates to microbiology is Biological Warfare. It is where organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, toxins are used to kill or injure people. Organisms that are used in biological warfare are called agents. Biological agents have been around since ancient times. Archers would infect their arrows by dipping them in dead, decomposing bodies or blood that is mixed with feces. Now in modern times, biological warfare has become more sophisticated. In WW1, the Germans were the first to develop anthrax, cholera, glanders and wheat fungus all used as agents. In WW2 the Japanese had their own secret facility for research, which was called, (Unit 731) that carried out human experiments on prisoners to see what effects different organisms or agents had. In Vietnam, the Vietcong used punji sticks dipped in feces, which caused severe infections after an enemy solider has been stabbed. There are tons of organisms or agents that could be and can be used for biological warfare, but like nuclear and chemical warfare it’s all about how you deliver the substance. Biological agents are pretty easy to get and use. They are invisible, odorless, and tasteless and can disperse fast. Delivering these mass destructors can be delivered many ways. Through the air by sprays having the germs being fine particles, for that to work a person must inhale enough of the particles into the lungs to cause illness. Organisms can be thrown into explosives, though not as effective since agents can be killed and destroyed by the explosives which go back to how delivery is so important. They can also go into food and water also absorbed or injected in the skin. Some common biological agents that are heard in the news and also used in warfare include Anthrax, Cholera, Clostridium Perfringeus Toxin, Meliodosis idosis, and Staphylococcal. Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) develops when a bacterial organism from infected animal tissues becomes deposited under