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Biological warfare in a historical perspective [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2002 There are some early examples of biological warfare (BW), but in modern times it was used first for sabotage by Germany during WWI. Development of biological weapons on a military significant scale was initiated in several countries in the period between the world wars.
Fredrik Elgh +2 more
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Biological warfare: The many possibilities
South African Family Practice, 2004 Biological warfare has been a threat to society for many decades. This article summarises some of the most likely organisms suitable for a bio-terrorist attack, including Bacillus anthracis, Francisella tularensis, Yersinia pestis, the agents of viral ...
E. Wasserman
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Human brain evolution and the "Neuroevolutionary Time-depth Principle:" Implications for the Reclassification of fear-circuitry-related traits in DSM-V and for studying resilience to warzone-related posttraumatic stress disorder. [PDF]
, 2006 The DSM-III, DSM-IV, DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 have judiciously minimized discussion of etiologies to distance clinical psychiatry from Freudian psychoanalysis.
Bracha, Dr. H. Stefan
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Evolution of the human fear-circuitry and acute sociogenic pseudoneurological symptoms: The Neolithic balanced-polymorphism hypothesis [PDF]
, 2005 In light of the increasing threat of large-scale massacres such as terrorism against non-combatants (civilians), more attention is warranted not only to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but also to acute sociogenic pseudoneurological ("conversion ...
Bracha, Dr. H. Stefan +3 more
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History of biological warfare and bioterrorism [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2014 Bioterrorism literally means using microorganisms or infected samples to cause terror and panic in populations. Bioterrorism had already started 14 centuries before Christ, when the Hittites sent infected rams to their enemies. However, apart from some rare well-documented events, it is often very difficult for historians and microbiologists to ...
Vincent Barras, Gilbert Greub
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Medicina, 2022 Background and Objective: The recent multi-country outbreak of human monkeypox (HMPX) in non-endemic regions poses an emerging public health concern. University students in health schools/faculties represent a core knowledgeable group that can be helpful
Malik Sallam +13 more
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Global Screening for Human Viral Pathogens
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 We propose a system for continuing surveillance of viral pathogens circulating in large human populations. We base this system on the physical isolation of viruses from large pooled samples of human serum and plasma (e.g., discarded specimens from ...
Norman G. Anderson +2 more
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Where do experiments end? [PDF]
, 2010 types: Editorial CommentCopyright © 2010 Elsevier. NOTICE: This is the author’s version of a work accepted for publication by Elsevier. Changes resulting from the publishing process, including peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting and ...
Davies, G.F.
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A clinical approach to an unidentified aerosolized bioterrorism agent: a narrative review for emergency providers [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2023 The current heightened international political climate is accompanied by increased risk of chemical or biological agent weaponization. Historical accounts of biochemical warfare are extensive, and considering the recent use of such agents for targeted ...
Rashed Alremeithi +4 more
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Coronavirus Is A Biological Warfare Weapon [PDF]
Biomedical Research and Clinical Reviews, 2020 Dr. Francis Boyle, who drafted the Biological Weapons Act has given a detailed statement admitting that the 2019 Wuhan Coronavirus is an offensive Biological Warfare Weapon and that the World Health Organization (WHO) already knows about it. Francis Boyle is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He drafted the U.
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