DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

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                  vacc inal ion) may even be des I r a b le since it perm IL S t tic attack I III, f orce to
                  occupy the attacked area.

                  2 1 1.  Considering the above mentioned features, the selection ot a biological
                  agent depends on a variety Of factors: the acceptable incubation Lime in a
                  given tactical Situation; the ability to protect one's own troops; the degree
                  of biological and physical protection of the attacked and the scale and
                  overtness of the attack.


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                  212.   According to the Biological Warfare Convention of 1972, toxins,
                  whatever their origin or method of production, are Lo be considered biological
                  weapons. Compared Lo microorganisms, LoXins are of simple biochemical
                  Composition, are not able to reproduce themselves, (in many features, can be
                  compared to chemical agents), and storage and delivery may be less
                  complicated.   'ailh the emergence of biotechnology, large scale production of
                  rare toxins will !:L pcssite.   A.zo &c.-.ctic -.atzr@al coding fcr LoAir,
                  production can be introduced in normally apathogenic microorganisms such as E.
                  coli scrains.   Toxins as well as microorganisms can be classified as lethal
                  TClostridium botulinum toxins) or as incapacitating (Staphylococcus
                  enLeroLoxin 8).   There is no strict separation because the produced effect
                  will be, apart from the type of toxin employed, dependent. on the absorbed dose
                  and the route of entry. The Lime between contamination and the onset of
                  symptoms will be short, usually a matter of minutes or hours.   The short time
                  before the effect is produced, the relatively simple production and storage,
                and the absence of risk of epidemic spread are factors that make the use of
                  toxins a greater threal.




























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