Bioterrorism

<p>Bioterrorism is <a href="/facts/Terrorism/DHJGPJ6P">terrorism</a> involving the intentional release or dissemination of <a href="/facts/Biological_agent/4YnbS6Em">biological agents</a>. These agents include <a href="/facts/Bacteria/wC8xSCsU">bacteria</a>, <a href="/facts/Virus/mf88Bcbl">viruses</a>, <a href="/facts/Insects/IgDNvnUL">insects</a>, <a href="/facts/Fungi/BHo5DP59">fungi</a>, and/or their <a href="/facts/Toxin/11oUNk7n">toxins</a>, and may be in a naturally occurring or a human-modified form, in much the same way as in <a href="/facts/Biological_warfare/hLnbu8Sd">biological warfare</a>. Further, modern <a href="/facts/Agribusiness/fMxWfwQV">agribusiness</a> is vulnerable to anti-agricultural attacks by terrorists, and such attacks can seriously damage economy as well as <a href="/facts/Consumer_confidence/eL00uCd7">consumer confidence</a>. The latter destructive activity is called agrobioterrorism and is a subtype of <a href="/facts/Agro-terrorism/0WSdFMj4">agro-terrorism</a>.
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Bioterrorism