DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

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Subject: DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS       

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           '!D.  ADart from the nhysical and biological characteristics of the
           agent, there are numerous other factors Pertaining to the target
           Population which        influence the       effects of       the exnosurp        to
           microorganisms artificially disseminated in an aerosol.                   Specific
           resistance is among the most @mnnrtant of these factors.                        For
           examnle, Yellow Fever virus would be a not:entially effective agent
           for use against the civilian nor)tilation of European and North
           American countries but nrohably would not be as effective in those

           countries where intensive immunization campaigns against this disease

           have 'neen conducted.

           r..    Nonsnerific resistance also mav influence the individually

           resnonse to such an artificial infection.                This resistance will
           op-tadnly be diminished in the case of combined iniiirv, narticularly
           injury following a nuclear explosion, (e.g. radiation, etc.).                r)ther
           factors which wil.l. affect nonspecific resistance are the use of
           antibiotics -hat alter the colonisation resistance, drugs that

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           interfere with the immune mechanisms, malnutrition, anti fatigue.


           d.   The wide individual variation in the state of sr3ecific or
           nonsneci'lic -esis@;tnr-e obviously adds to the iinr)rf-rljc-tability of the
           outcome of an attack.           This situation might be altered by the
           dissemination of infectious agent.@          4n concentrations which would
           exceed   (bv several orders of magnitude)            those encountered in a

           naturally occurring airnorne eynoqv@rp,



nt may be used in such an
           attack,    For examiole, an aggressor mi-ght combine a virus which

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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996