BIOWEAPONS

"I know not, what the third world war would be fought with, but the fourth world war will be fought with sticks and stones!"

Albert Einstein

Presented by:

Jacquis RABENANDRASANA

Mahmoud Algharib

Ahmed Mokhtar

Mahmoud Salah Helal

Supervised by:

Dr. Naglaa Abdallah

GENERAL OUTLINE

• Introduction

• General features

• Delivery methods

• Effects

• Some Potential agents

• Biological agent compared by chemical agent

• Advantages and disadvantages

• Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

• Biological warfare also known as germ warfare is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with an intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of biological weapons which often termed: “Bioweapons”

GENERAL FEATURES

Bioweapons are living organisms or replicating entities (viruses) that reproduce or replicate within their host victims.

These are often very hard to treat and multiply very fast as compared to normal viruses or bacteria or fungi.

It may be an artificially manufactured toxic substances that are used:

- To intentionally interfere with the biological processes of a host.

- To target living organisms such as humans, animals or vegetation.

- To contaminate non living substances like air, water and soil.

It may also be:

- Lethal or non-lethal

-Targeted against a single individual, a group of individuals, a group of people, or even an entire population.

- Developed, acquired, stockpiled.

-Deployed by nation states or non-national groups.

DELIVERY METHODS

• Food/ water

• Aircraft sprayers

• Vehicle sprayer

• Air handling

• Human vector

• Animal vector

BIOWEAPON’S EFFECTS

SOME POTENTIAL AGENTS

• Biological weapons are any disease causing bacteria, virus, or natural toxin that can be used against an enemy.

AnthraxAnthrax

AnthraxAnthrax

HIV

EbolaInfluenza A

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS VS CHEMICAL AGENTS

Biological agents• Natural• Non volatile• More toxic• Replicates• Not dermally active• Legitimate medical use• Odorless and tasteless• Diverse effects• Aerosol delivery• Effective immunogens• Delayed onset• Contagious

Chemical agents• Man-made• Volatile• Less toxic• Does not replicate• Dermally active• No use other than as weapon• Odor and taste when

contaminated• Few effects• Poor immunogens• Mist/ Droplet/ Aerosol delivery• Rapid onset• Not contagious

CONCLUSION

• So, it’s very clear that how Biological weapons possess a threat to the society.

• They are much cheaper and can cause destruction comparable to nuclear weapons may it be in developing or developed country.

• It’s a modern engineering aspect and most of the people are unaware of it.

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