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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Bioterrorism Agents

Terrorists could use germs, chemicals or radiological agents to affect large numbers of people. If a terrorist were successful in exposing people to any of these agents, there are certain steps that could be taken to treat exposed people. Here are fact sheets for some of the likely agents that terrorist might use.

 

Biological Agents

 

Abrin

Anthrax

Botulism

Bubonic & Pneumonic Plague

Ricin

Smallpox

Tularemia

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

 

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Chemical Agents

Arsenic

Arsine

Benzene

Chlorine

Mustard Gas

Sarin

Tabun

 

 

 

Radiological Agents

Americium

Cesium

Cobalt

Iodine

Iridium

Plutonium

Polonium

Uranium 235

Uranium 238

 

For more information, see  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist.asp

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