Bioterrorism is defined as the intentional use of a pathogen or biological product to cause harm to human, animal, plant, or living organisms to influence or intimidate the conduct of a government. How can a government prepare for bioterrorism?
1. Threaten lesser-developed countries so they don't develop biological weapons.
2. Ban biological weapons worldwide
3. Be able to effectively detect pathogens, manage services, and communicate dur-ing a bioterrorism threat.
4. Develop antidotes for biological agents.
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Health care professionals and public health officials need to be able to effectively detect patho-gens, manage services, and communicate during a bioterrorism threat.
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