Type - A Bioterrorism agent include:
Bacillus antracis is the most commonly used Type A bio terrorism agent. Cl. Perfringens and brucellosis - Type B bio-terrorism agent Nipah virus - Type C bio-terrorism agent Type A Type B Type C Can be easily disseminated High moality rates (MOST DANGEROUS) Public panic and disruption Can moderately disseminate Moderate morbidity + low morbidity (LESS DANGEROUS) Require enhanced diagnostic capacity Require enhanced surveillance Emerging pathogens Ease to production High morbidity and moality Anthrax(M/C used) Small Pox(Most dangerous) Plague Botulism(Most lethal toxin) Tularaemia VHFs like Ebola and Marburg virus Brucellosis Glanders Melioidosis Psittacosis Q fever Epidemic Typhus Cl. Perfringens Food safety threats Water safety threats Ricin toxin Staphylococcal toxin Hanta virus Nipah virus
NEET Jan 2020
Coxiella burnetti
Bacillus anthracis
Clostridium perfirengens
NIPAH virus
Bacillus anthracis