How can Anthrax be used in biological warfare?
Anthrax can make an excellent weapon of mass destruction. The spores may be used as a weapon in a variety of delivery systems. They can be produced in large quantities without sophisticated equipment. All it takes is a single breath of aerosolized anthrax to inhale enough spores to cause the disease. Then, if serious symptoms occur, it kills 99 percent of unprotected people. Even if a person with symptoms receives antibiotics, the death rate is still about 80 percent. The spores being odorless, colorless, and tasteless, they become almost impossible to detect. Conclusion A three-year study found that vaccination was the safest way to protect a highly mobile military against a threat from anthrax spores that are 99 percent lethal for unprotected persons. Consequently a vaccine was developed in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s for humans and was approved by the FDA in 1970. Since then it has been safely and routinely administered to veterinarians, laboratory workers, and live
