Bioterrorism and WMD

Catalog description

Biological weapons that are employed against man, animals and plants. Major biological agents targeted for use as weapons against humans will be studied including: the various clinical forms induced by exposure to the agents, prophylaxis and treatment for the resulting diseases and the primary routes of dissemination of the agents studied. The class will cover the potential for biowarfare/bioterrorist acts, how destruction is produced, and what countries/groups have access to sufficient bio-agents or the capacity for producing large quantities of bio-agents for use as a weapon.