Biological warfare is the use of microorganisms or biological toxins as weapons of war. In a world where humans have made killing others a easy as the click of a button or even a phone call, biological warfare is a very real and a terror inducing threat. The threat is one posed by not only governments ( especially the superpowers of the word ), but also by terrorists and everyday killers. Smallpox and anthrax are just two examples of the disease that are most likely to be used in biological warfare.
Smallpox is an ancient disease that is caused by the variola virus. It has an incubation period of 7-19 days in which it is not contagious After the incubation period, the first symptoms will, arrive in the form of an aching body, vomiting, an a …show more content…
Inhalation anthrax is the most easily spread and most fatal form of anthrax. Inhalation anthrax begins in the lymph nodes and lungs, eventually spreading through the rest of the body.It ha a very short incubation period of 1-2 days. After the incubation period the infected individual will start to experience symptoms such as: fevers and chills, confusion o dizziness, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, stomach pains, body (including head) aches, extreme sweating, coughing, chest discomfort, and shortness of breath. Only 10-15% of people who contract anthrax survive, even with aggressive treatment. I can be treated with antibiotics and antitoxins. These treatments are not always effective and aren’t abundant (https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/types/inhalation.html ). Anthrax can stored in dry places in spore form for decades but can also survive in water for several years (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295216/ ). Anthrax is very easily spread due to t spor form. This means that it can be sent in letters, put onto clothing, thrown into a public setting. It could even be spread by someone spraying it across a country with a plane or a helicopter. Because itis airborn, it gives way to many possibilities. If a government decided to use anthrax in biological warfare it would be extremely easy. Governments have access to many planes, jets, and helicopters. All they would have to do is send a fe planes to an enemy country and spray anthrax over the people of said