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How serious is the threat that a terrorist would attack us by releasing the smallpox virus?

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How serious is the threat that a terrorist would attack us by releasing the smallpox virus?

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Smallpox is one of the bio-agents determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to pose the greatest potential threat of adverse impact on public health and medical systems. Other bio-agents in this category are anthrax, plague, botulism, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fevers.