biological agent of warfare

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• Biological agent — A biological agent is an infectious disease or toxin that can be used in bioterrorism or biological warfare. There are more than 1200 different kinds of biological agents.Biological agents include prions, viruses, microorganisms (bacteria and… …   Wikipedia

• biological agent — noun any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare • Syn: ↑biohazard • Hypernyms: ↑agent …   Useful english dictionary

• Biological warfare — For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. Weapons of mass destruction …   Wikipedia

• biological weapon — Introduction also called  germ weapon        any of a number of disease producing agents such as bacteria, viruses (virus), rickettsiae (rickettsia), fungi (fungus), toxins (toxin), or other biological agents that may be utilized as weapons… …   Universalium

• Biological hazard — Biohazard Infection Classification and external resources Biohazard symbol Biohazard redirects here. For other uses, see Biohazard (disambiguation). Biological hazards, refer to biological substances that pose a threat …   Wikipedia

• Agent — An agent is either: * an entity who is capable of action * someone (or something) who acts on behalf of another person.In law* Agent (law): a person authorised to act on behalf of another person ** Patent agent, or patent attorney, a professional …   Wikipedia

• Biological — The word biological may refer to: *Adjectival form of biology , the study of life *Biological (noun), a biological preparation (e.g., a vaccine or antitoxin) that is synthesized from living organisms or their products and used medically as a… …   Wikipedia

• Agent Orange — thumb|right|250px|A UH 1D helicopter from the336th Aviation Company sprays a defoliation agent on a dense jungle area in the Mekong Delta. 07/26/1969/National Archives photograph. Agent Orange is the code name for a powerful herbicide and… …   Wikipedia

• Chemical warfare — For other uses, see Chemical warfare (disambiguation). This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) …   Wikipedia

• Nerve agent — This article is about the chemical. For the band, see The Nerve Agents. This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) …   Wikipedia

• List of U.S. biological weapons topics — The United States had a biological weapons program from 1943 until 1969. Today, the nation is a member of the Biological Weapons Convention and has renounced biological warfare. Contents 1 Agencies and organizations 1.1 Military and government… …   Wikipedia