Is cholera a potential terrorist weapon?
Yes it could be used to sabotage food and water supplies. Glanders Description Q: What is glanders? A: Glanders is an infectious bacterial disease, primarily of horses, mules and donkeys that has disappeared from most areas of the world. It is rarely transmitted naturally to humans. When the disease was more common the fatality rate for humans ranged from 50 to 70 percent. Q: Is glanders a common disease? I ve never heard of it. A: Glanders is rare in humans. Sporadic cases have been documented in veterinarians, horse caretakers and laboratorians and it has been highly infectious in people exposed to aerosols of the bacteria in laboratory situations. No naturally occurring cases have been diagnosed in the U.S. since the 1940s. Q: Where is the bacterium that causes glanders found? A: It can be found in horses or related species in limited areas of Asia and some eastern Mediterranean countries. The bacteria are not found in water, soil or plants. Q: How serious is this disease? A: Withou
