ABSTRACT
Background To defend ourselves from bioterrorism, we must anticipate which biological weapon the bioterrorist will use and how the bioterrorist will deploy the weapon.
Biological weapons use microorganisms or toxins derived from microorganisms to produce death or disease in humans, animals, or plants.* Over the years, humans have used a large number of biological agents as weapons, but the arsenal for bioterrorism is not the same as the arsenal for biological warfare. e diff erence lies in the diff erence between the goal of bioterrorism and the goal of biological warfare.
