Bioviolence: A Growing Threat.

BIOTERRORISM; BIOLOGICAL warfare; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL weapons; VIRUSES; EBOLA virus disease; BIOSECURITY; TERRORISM; QAIDA (Organization)

The article offers information on the threat posed by bioviolence, which refers to ways of inflicting disease. It talks about recent biological developments and its implications to bioviolence, including the danger offered by the manipulation of flu and other highly contagious viruses, such as Ebola. The possibility of terrorists' use of biological weapons and some reports on Al-Qaeda's acquisitions of legal pathogens are discussed. The article also examines what bioviolence might accomplish and what the government can do to prevent bioviolence. INSET: Five Policies for Preventing Bioviolence.