Biological Warfare, Bioterrorism and Biodefence

• DOI: 10.1177/0971097320110119
• Publication Date: 2025-04-16T11:03:41Z
• Authors: Alok Kumar; Archana Verma; Mukesh Yadav; Imran Sabri; Ashish Asthana
• Keywords: Biological Warfare; Pandemic

Biological warfare is the intentional use of micro-organisms and toxins to produce disease death in humans, livestock crops, their attraction war, for terrorist attacks attributed various unique features. weapons (BWs) can be disseminated by aerosol sprays, explosives or food water contamination. Bws strike suddenly without any warning inflict considerable mortality morbidity that continue a long period, such may create high level panic, environment contamination extreme pressures on emergency health services. Bioterrorism bws terrorism. Current concerns regarding result from increasing number countries are engaged proliferation acquisition organizations. The need hour develop biodefence full international cooperation educate likely target populations about precautions protective measures taken attacks.