#1 1 Overview of Category A Bioterrorism Agents Stephanie Bozigian-Merrick, RN Infectious Disease Nurse Consultant July 13, 2011 2Acknowledgements
Category A Infectious Substances are infectious substances in a form that, when exposure to it occurs, is capable of causing permanent disability, life-threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals. They are assigned the following UN numbers and proper shipping names:UN 2900–...
In 1996, when NIAID made public its Research Agenda for Emerging Diseases, intentional introduction of infectious agents was not discussed explicitly. However, recent events have reminded us that bioterrorism can be a major contributor in disease emergence. The Institut...