Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9780073402437
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.3, Problem 6AYP
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The characteristics that make anthrax a good agent for bioterrorism, and list the important presenting signs to look for in patients.
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Bioterrorism is a kind of terrorism that is characterized by the intentional release of some biological agent such as viruses, bacteria or other kinds of microbes that results in wide illness or death. The biological agent may be modified genetically to spread on faster rate and to resist the effect of medicine.
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 20.1 - Describe the important anatomical features of the...Ch. 20.1 - List the natural defenses present in the...Ch. 20.2 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 20.3 - Prob. 2CFCh. 20.3 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 20.3 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 20.3 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 20.3 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 20.3 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 20.3 - Prob. 9AYP
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