Bioweapons

First time used: Biological weapons were used almost as soon as humans figured out how to make arrows, they were dripping them in animal feces to poison them. First used on a large scale in 1915 at Ypres, France, against french, Algerian and Canadian forces. Germans Had a hard time finding officers that would participate in the use of poison gas against the enemy. Nowadays, experts fear the use of biological weapons more than nuclear weapons, due to the way bacteria reproduces, mutate and produce toxins.



Bioweapons: Based on naturally occuring organisms that cause disease. The two most common examples are the Bacteria Bacillus anthracis, which produces a toxin, and small pox, a highly infectious viral disease. Chemical weapons: Poisons such as mustard gas and nerve gases like sarin.

How do Bioweapons work? Anthrax bacrteria produce shell-like spores that aloow them to live in a dormant state in soil. When it is used as a weapon, the spores enter the lungs where they are carried in the immune system. The spores become active, reproduce quickly in large numbers and release a devastating toxin that is lethal to cells. If lots of spores entered the body, it can kill.