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Biological Weapons

Biological weapons are living organisms or toxins that are used to deliberately cause disease and death in humans, animals, or plants. They come in various forms like viruses, bacteria, fungi, or toxins produced from other living organisms. Throughout history, different countries have attempted to use biological agents against each other during wartime, including Germany in WWI and Japan in WWII. While biological weapons can potentially cause widespread damage, they are unpredictable and difficult to control. The international community has banned the development and use of biological and chemical weapons through several treaties due to their inhumane nature.

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Biological Weapons

Biological weapons are living organisms or toxins that are used to deliberately cause disease and death in humans, animals, or plants. They come in various forms like viruses, bacteria, fungi, or toxins produced from other living organisms. Throughout history, different countries have attempted to use biological agents against each other during wartime, including Germany in WWI and Japan in WWII. While biological weapons can potentially cause widespread damage, they are unpredictable and difficult to control. The international community has banned the development and use of biological and chemical weapons through several treaties due to their inhumane nature.

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BIOLOGICAL

WEAPONS

By Saba
Objectives
o Define Biological Weapons
o Categories and Types of Bio
warfare agents
o Bio Weapons in history
o Comparison with
gunpowder and nuclear
weapons
o Destruction in the World due
to Bio Terrorism
o Banned Internationally
What is a biological Weapon?
Biological weapons are micro-organisms like
virus, bacteria, fungi and infectious agents as
insects or other biological toxins that are
produced and released deliberately to cause
diseases and death in humans, animals or
plants.
Bio warfare agents have
different types as
o They can only kill Animals
o Only effect plants
o Or only effect humans.
Different insects could be used
to destroy the corps or kill pet
or other animals or human
population to destroy the
Economy of Enemy.
Bacteria and viruses enter into
our body and destroy the
immune system and control
Bio Weapons In History
The use of biological agents is not a new concept, and history is
filled with examples of their use. Modern times: Biological warfare
reached sophistication during the 1900s.
o During World war I Germany used to spread anthrax, plague,
ganders, cholera, and wheat fungus, They spread diseases in
horses of French Cavalry.
o In Sino-Japanese World war II Japanese forces operated a secret
biological warfare research facility (Unit 731.
o In 1942, the United States formed the War Research Service.
Anthrax and botulinum toxin initially were investigated for use as
The threat that
biological agents
will be used on
both military
forces and civilian
populations is There are more than
now more likely 1,200 biological
than it was at any agents that could be
other point in used to cause
history. illness or death in
History
Category A:
 can be easily disseminated or spread person-to-
person
 can be highly lethal
 have the potential for serious public health
impact?
Categori  can potentially cause public panic and lead to
es of Bio Diseases
social and their incubation Period
disruption
o
Weapon o
Corona
Anthrax
(11-14 days)
(2–4 days)
s o
o
Smallpox (10–12 days)
Plague (2–4 days)
o Tularemia (3–5 days)
o Hemorrhagic fever viruses (2–21 days)
o Botulinum (12–36 hrs.)
o Ricin (4–8 hrs.)
o Dengue
Plague Ebola

Wheat
Fungus

Anthra Corona
x
Category B:
 are moderately easy to disseminate
 usually result in moderate morbidity
 are generally less lethal

Examples Diseases

o brucellosis
o Q fever
o ricin toxin
o cholera
Category C:
Category C agents carry the third-highest
priority. They include emerging pathogens
that could potentially be engineered for
future mass dissemination.
Categori
es of Bio Example Diseases
Weapon
o Nipah virus
s o hantavirus
Bio Weapon
Vs
Gunpowder
Weapons
Trying to use a tank
agent a bottle of
germs is stupid.
Bio Weapon
Just a small container of VS
germ can released in right Nuclear Weapon
condition could have the
killing power of the
Hiroshima bomb.
Effects of Bio Weapons
A silent, invisible, lethal bio
weapon can destroy your economy
and able to destroy you.
o As an example the economy of
Germany after world war II,
totally fell apart.
o The Current issue Corona
which is also thought to be a
bio Weapon spread a lot of fear
and not only one country is
effected but the economy of
whole world is going down due
to the very small virus ‘’the
Advantages of biological
weapons
Good tools in a Battle
Field.
Their cost is lower than
regular weapon.

In the biological warfare


scenario, you will notice that
the deceases spread quickly.
Disadvantages of
biological weapons
Have nature of being
unpredictable.
Linger for long period of
time.

Could be extremely dangerous


The international
B community banned
the use of chemical

A and biological
weapons after
World War 1 and
N reinforced the ban
in 1972 and 1993
N by prohibiting their
development,
E stockpiling and
transfer.
D
Thank You

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