Please E-mail me if you use this report or have any comments or questions Themacman2002@yahoo.com Anthrax Anthrax is a disease that can be traced back to Egyptian times, the disease itself in most cases is fatal, and in the future terrorist’s attacks, involving anthrax are highly probable. To begin Anthrax itself is an acute infectious disease caused by spore-forming bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. These anthrax spores are known to survive for decades …showed first 75 words of 651 total…

…showed last 75 words of 651 total…at least 79 cases of anthrax infection and 68 deaths. The effects of Anthrax if released upon a population of people are devastating. 100 kg of anthrax spores when released aerosolized in Washington DC by aircraft would, have the same affect as a hydrogen bomb, if not greater. The death toll would be nearly 3 million people. To put it in very simple terms, a five pound bag of Anthrax could wipe out half of Washington DC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**