bioterrorism

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Introduction

The intentional release of pathogen(s) for the purpose of harming of killing civilians. [1]

Classification

* class A: greatest potential danger, easily disseminated or person to person spread, high mortality

* class B: less easily spread, fewer deaths

* class C: future ability to engineer for mass dissemination with substantial mortality

More general terms

Additional terms

References

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    Technical report https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/01/23/peds.2019-3750
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