Biological Warfare: Could Smallpox Become the Next Biological Weapon? Desmond J. Falls American Military University Abstract This Paper is a study on biological weapons. It will touch on how and why they are manufactured. There is an emphasis on smallpox and whether it could be used as a weapon of mass destruction by terrorist in the near future. A brief history on smallpox and how it was previously used as a biological weapon will be detailed‚ along with facts from the World Health Organization
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What is bioterrorism and how might you prepare for its effects? Bioterrorism uses pathogenic biological agents‚ such as biological warfare agents‚ which are colorless‚ and odorless derived from microorganisms that can be spread in the air as aerosols or placed into food or drink to infect as many people as possible. The agents are concealed easily and said to be difficult to detect. Terrorists tend to attack major cities or densely crowded areas‚ and government buildings (Nicolson‚ 2001)
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I chose the Chemical‚ Biological‚ Nuclear Agents and Incidents regarding HAZMAT topic because this is really interesting to me since I was in Iraq at the beginning and we had to carry a full face respirator along with a Class B chemical suit with us at all times. If we were ever exposed to Anthrax there was a HAZMAT plan in place depending on our location. Weapons of mass destruction have been around for many years like the atomic bomb that we dropped on Japan years ago. This caused an enormous
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The Comparative Analysis of Simple Staining and Gram Staining Techniques by observing E. Coli and S. Pyogenes under the Compound Light Microscope INTRODUCTION: A German bacteriologist‚ Dr. Theodore von Escherich‚ was the first man in 1885 who discovered the bacterium named Escherichia coli‚ which are gram negative and appears in rod shaped. Most kind of bacteria E. Coli does not cause diseases and some strains indeed are beneficial in helping the process of food breaking down in the intestines
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developmental potential (growth regulators) or influence their behaviour (semiochemicals). Most of these chemical controls are fast acting and effective. Biological Control Biological control methods employ the use of living organisms such as predators‚ parasites and pathogens to control the populations of pests on agricultural crops. Biological control agents can be bred and reared in large numbers and then released into infected crops to reduce the populations of pests (augmentation) or simple
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Impact of Different Biological Control to Pest and Diseases of Tomato Production INTRODUCTION Importance of the Study Plant diseases need to be controlled to maintain the quality and abundance of food‚ feed‚ and fiber produced by growers around the world. Different approaches may be used to prevent‚ mitigate or control plant diseases. Beyond good agronomic and horticultural practices‚ growers often rely heavily on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Such input to agriculture have contributed
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PH 156 Clinical Microscopy LUKBAN‚ CLAUDINE ROSARIO June 29‚ 2012 MANARANG‚ JEREMIE MANCHING‚ MARIA NATASHA MENDEZ‚ SANTANINA A Reaction Paper on Personal Protection Equipments‚ Blood-Borne Pathogens Spill Clean-up‚ and Biological Safety Training The laboratory is a place where a number of hazards are ever present. There are health and safety risks for those who work in it‚ and accidents can happen anytime. Nonetheless‚ the laboratory can still be a safe working ground
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Differential Staining Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to become familiar with subtypes of culture media and the uses for each‚ learn and employ the streak and pour dish techniques‚ and generate a pure culture of a specific organism. Set Up: For this experiment I needed: 1 Distilled water‚ 1 Paper towels‚ 1 10%-bleach or 70% alcohol solution‚ 1 Zip bag‚ 1 Pan to heat agar‚ 1 Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)‚ 1 Cultures: S. epidermidis and L. acidophilus‚ 1 Gloves‚ Disposable
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Study guide for Microbiology Chapter 2 Name________________ 1. List and describe the sequence steps routinely used to identify bacteria. These are referred to as the “five I’s” in your text. 2. Define / describe each of the following as they apply to microbiology: a. Culture f. pure culture b. Inoculum g. contaminated culture c. Inoculation h. mixed culture d. Colony 3. Microbiologists employee a number of approached to acquiring a pure culture
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provide accurate data. 2. Through this letter I would like to present my opinion regarding Grams staining method and reliability of this method. According to me‚ Grams staining process is a simple technique that assists in recognition of etiological agent and therefore can be called as one of the most significant staining practices in microbiology. Though‚ Gram is concerned that the staining process developed by him is imperfect because not all bacteria can be stained by it‚ but in my opinion
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