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Since many of the diseases involved occur in nature, such as anthrax, it can be very difficult to distinguish legitimate research or small-scale ...fect, in that they generally do not spread from person to person, and only anthrax will remain dangerous for an indefinite time. There have been reports that

...be used as biological weapons. For diseases that occur in nature, such as anthrax or plague, there are legitimate reasons to have reasonable quantities of su

...'''overlap agent''' that threatens both humans and agriculture, such as [[anthrax]] or [[tularemia]].

...more visible activities of this group is serving as the U.S. center for [[anthrax]] and [[botulism]], surveillance for food-borne infections, and both monito

Immunizations are available for some potential threats, such as anthrax; military personnel have been vaccinated.

...of Disease. [[Koch's postulates]] were first used in 1875 to demonstrate anthrax was caused by the bacterium ''[[Bacillus anthracis]]''. These postulates a

...] and [[Jules Francois Joubert]] in 1877 had observed that cultures of the anthrax bacilli, when contaminated with moulds, became inhibited. Some references s

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'''Overlap agents''', such as ''[[Bacillus anthracis]]'' (anthrax) and ''[[Francisella tularensis]]'' (tularemia), are threats both to humans

...causing diseases such as [[bubonic plague|plague]], [[tuberculosis]] and [[anthrax]]: protozoa, causing diseases such as [[malaria]], [[sleeping sickness]] an ...bers of ''[[Bacillus anthracis]]''. Koch also found that he could transmit anthrax from one animal to another by taking a small sample of blood from the infec

...ation ([[pasteurization]]) and vaccines against several diseases such as [[anthrax]], fowl cholera and [[rabies]]. Robert Koch is best known for his contribu

...or nerve gas, while biological weapons use living organisms or toxins like anthrax spores. ...le threats of ''Bio Terrorism'' – the release of germs or viruses, such as anthrax, and ''Chemical Terrorism'' – the release of poisonous chemicals, have ra

...or nerve gas, while biological weapons use living organisms or toxins like anthrax spores. ...le threats of ''Bio Terrorism'' – the release of germs or viruses, such as anthrax, and ''Chemical Terrorism'' – the release of poisonous chemicals, have ra

...l Hill]] after the [[2001 anthrax attacks|2001 Anthrax Attacks]].<ref>"The Anthrax Cleanup of Capitol Hill." Documentary by Xin Wang produced by the EPA Alumn

...ew genetic markers for population genetics studies in the bacteria causing anthrax or tuberculosis. In all these studies, it is the additional data provided b

...d biological weapons (CBW) dispersal, and had tested the aircraft using an anthrax simulant. ...Agency]] (DIA) plan to genetically engineer a vaccine-resistant strain of anthrax developed by the Russians; and a '''Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) proje

...eaks of potential [[biological weapon|biological warfare]] agents (e.g., [[anthrax]], [[tularemia]]) listed in the [[Centers for Disease Control]] [[Select Ag

...on potential BW agents including [[tularemia]], [[Q fever]], [[plague]], [[anthrax]], [[Western Equine Encephalitis]], [[Eastern Equine Encephalitis]], and [[

.... Robert Koch was a pioneer in medical microbiology and worked on cholera, anthrax and tuberculosis. In his research into tuberculosis, Koch finally proved th

...y experiment, Pasteur's demonstration of the immunization of sheep against anthrax, Hahn & Strasseman's demonstration of nuclear fission, etc. It's hard to co