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    Bioterrorism is the deliberate release of biological agents to harm or kill humans, animals, or plants. Biological agents can be viruses, bacteria, or toxins that are spread through the air, water, or food. They are categorized based on how easily they spread and the severity of illness caused. Category A agents are the highest priority as they can easily spread between people and cause high death rates. Category B agents are also concerning as they can still cause disease, though spread less easily. Category C agents are emerging threats that could be engineered to cause mass disease in the future. People should prepare for a bioterrorist attack by learning first aid and emergency plans from organizations like the CDC and Red Cross.

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    Bioterrorism is the deliberate release of biological agents to harm or kill humans, animals, or plants. Biological agents can be viruses, bacteria, or toxins that are spread through the air, water, or food. They are categorized based on how easily they spread and the severity of illness caused. Category A agents are the highest priority as they can easily spread between people and cause high death rates. Category B agents are also concerning as they can still cause disease, though spread less easily. Category C agents are emerging threats that could be engineered to cause mass disease in the future. People should prepare for a bioterrorist attack by learning first aid and emergency plans from organizations like the CDC and Red Cross.

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    Bioterrorism Overview

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    Bioterrorism is the deliberate release of biological agents to harm or kill humans, animals, or plants. Biological agents can be viruses, bacteria, or toxins that are spread through the air, water, or food. They are categorized based on how easily they spread and the severity of illness caused. Category A agents are the highest priority as they can easily spread between people and cause high death rates. Category B agents are also concerning as they can still cause disease, though spread less easily. Category C agents are emerging threats that could be engineered to cause mass disease in the future. People should prepare for a bioterrorist attack by learning first aid and emergency plans from organizations like the CDC and Red Cross.

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    B IOTERRORISM

    BioterrorismOverview
    WhatisBioterrorism?

    Abioterrorismattackisthedeliberatereleaseofviruses,bacteria,orothergerms(agents)usedtocause
    illnessordeathinpeople,animals,orplants.Theseagentsaretypicallyfoundinnature,butitispossible
    thattheycouldbechangedtoincreasetheirabilitytocausedisease,makethemresistanttocurrent
    medicines,ortoincreasetheirabilitytobespreadintotheenvironment.Biologicalagentscanbespread
    throughtheair,throughwater,orinfood.Terroristsmayusebiologicalagentsbecausetheycanbe
    extremelydifficulttodetectanddonotcauseillnessforseveralhourstoseveraldays.Somebioterrorism
    agents,likethesmallpoxvirus,canbespreadfrompersontopersonandsome,likeanthrax,cannot.For
    informationonwhichbioterrorismagentscanbespreadfrompersontoperson,pleaseseethe
    alphabeticallistofbioterrorismagentsatwww.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist.asp.

    BioterrorismAgentCategories

    Bioterrorismagentscanbeseparatedintothreecategories,dependingonhoweasilytheycanbespread
    andtheseverityofillnessordeaththeycause.CategoryAagentsareconsideredthehighestriskand
    CategoryCagentsarethosethatareconsideredemergingthreatsfordisease.

    CategoryA

    Thesehighpriorityagentsincludeorganismsortoxinsthatposethehighestrisktothepublicandnational
    securitybecause:

    Theycanbeeasilyspreadortransmittedfrompersontoperson
    Theyresultinhighdeathratesandhavethepotentialformajorpublichealthimpact
    Theymightcausepublicpanicandsocialdisruption
    Theyrequirespecialactionforpublichealthpreparedness.

    CategoryB

    Theseagentsarethesecondhighestprioritybecause:
    Theyaremoderatelyeasytospread
    Theyresultinmoderateillnessratesandlowdeathrates
    TheyrequirespecificenhancementsofCDC'slaboratorycapacityandenhanceddiseasemonitoring.

    CategoryC

    Thesethirdhighestpriorityagentsincludeemergingpathogensthatcouldbeengineeredformassspread
    inthefuturebecause:

    Theyareeasilyavailable
    Theyareeasilyproducedandspread
    Theyhavepotentialforhighmorbidityandmortalityratesandmajorhealthimpact.

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    BioterrorismAgentsbyName

    Youcanlookforthebioterrorismagentbynameatwww.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist.asp.

    WhatYouCanDotoPrepareforBioterrorism

    TheCDCandtheAmericanRedCrosshaveteameduptoanswerquestionsandprovideadviceonsteps
    youcantaketoprepareyourselfandyourlovedonesintheeventofabioterroristattack.For
    preparednessinformationandguidelines,pleaseseePreparednessToday:WhatYouNeedtoDoat
    http://www.redcross.org/preparedness.

    TheDepartmentofHomelandSecurityhasestablishedawebsitetoprovideinformationtothepublic
    aboutemergenciesandemergencypreparedness.Forinformationonwhattodointheeventofa
    bioterroristattack,pleaseseeReady.gov.

    MoreResources

    DepartmentofHomelandSecurityBioterrorismInformationandPreparedness
    www.ready.gov/america/biological.html

    DepartmentofHomelandSecurityNationalResponsePlan
    www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml

    AmericanRedCrossTerrorismPreparedness
    www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_589_,00.html

    TheAmericanMedicalAssociationsBioterrorism:FrequentlyAskedQuestions
    www.amaassn.org/ama/pub/category/6667.html

    TheFoodandDrugAdministrationDrugPreparednessandResponsetoBioterrorism(information
    onantibioticsanddosage)
    www.fda.gov/cder/drugprepare

    EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyWaterSecurity
    http://cfpub.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity

    NationalLibraryofMedicine/NationalInstitutesofHealthMedlinePlusBiodefenseand
    Bioterrorism
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/biodefenseandbioterrorism.html

    Formoreinformation,visitwww.bt.cdc.gov/bioterrorism,
    orcallCDCat800CDCINFO(EnglishandSpanish)or8882326348(TTY).
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