Category: Biological weapons For the use of biological agents in warfare, see Biological warfare. ... Phyla Actinobacteria Aquificae Chlamydiae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Lentisphaerae Nitrospirae Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Verrucomicrobia Bacteria (singular: bacterium) are unicellular microorganisms. ... The international biological hazard symbol Immediate disposal of used needles into a sharps container is standard procedure. ... For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. ... Decontamination of humans is usually done by a three step procedure, separated by sex: removal of clothing, washing, and reclothing. ... This false-colored electron micrograph shows a malaria sporozoite migrating through the midgut epithelia. ... This article is about biological infectious particles. ... For other uses, see Toxin (disambiguation). ... Terrorist redirects here. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 559 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (600 × 643 pixels, file size: 44 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. ... Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. ... Binomial name Burkholderia pseudomallei (Whitmore 1913) Yabuuchi et al. ... Chlamydophila psittaci is a lethal intracellular bacterial species that causes endemic avian chlamydiosis, epizootic outbreaks in mammals, and respiratory psittacosis in humans. ... Binomial name (Derrick 1939) Philip 1948 Coxiella burnetii is a species of intracellular, pathogenic bacteria, and is the causative agent of Q fever. ... For other uses, see Ebola (disambiguation). ... Equine encephalitis may be caused by several viruses: Eastern equine encephalitis virus Western equine encephalitis virus Venezualan equine encephalitis virus This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... A foodborne illness (also foodborne disease) is any illness resulting from the consumption of food. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... Glanders is an infectious disease that occurs primarily in horses, mules, and donkeys. ... Species Andes virus (ANDV) Bayou virus (BAYV) Black Creek Canal virus (BCCV) Cano Delgadito virus (CADV) Choclo virus (CHOV) Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) Hantaan virus (HTNV) Isla Vista virus (ISLAV) Khabarovsk virus (KHAV) Laguna Negra virus (LANV) Muleshoe virus (MULV) New York virus (NYV) Prospect Hill virus (PHV) Puumala virus... Species Hendravirus Nipahvirus Henipavirus is a genus of the family Paramyxoviridae, order Mononegavirales containing two members, Hendravirus and Nipahvirus. ... Legionellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Legionella. ... The Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg hemorrhagic fever. ... This article is about the fungi known as molds. ... The bubonic plague or bubonic fever is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis (Pasteurella pestis). ... Castor beans The protein ricin (pronounced ) is a toxin from the castor bean (Ricinus communis). ... Binomial name (ex Kauffmann & Edwards 1952) Le Minor & Popoff 1987 Salmonella enterica is a rod shaped, flagellated, Gram-negative bacterium, and a member of the genus Salmonella. ... Salmonellosis is an infection with Salmonella bacteria. ... For a similar disease with a similar name, see typhus. ... Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a contagious disease unique to humans. ... Species S. aureus S. caprae S. epidermidis S. haemolyticus S. hominis S. lugdunensis S. pettenkoferi S. saprophyticus S. warneri S. xylosus Staphylococcus (in Greek staphyle means bunch of grapes and coccos means granule) is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. ... Tularemia (also known as rabbit fever) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. ... For the unrelated disease caused by Salmonella typhi, see Typhoid fever. ... Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses: Arenavirus, Filoviridae, Bunyaviridae and Flavivirus. ... The 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack refers to the salmonella food poisoning of over seven hundred and fifty individuals in Oregon through the contamination of salad bars at ten local restaurants. ... The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, also known as Amerithrax from its FBI case name, occurred over the course of several weeks beginning on September 18, 2001. ... Australia Group is an informal group of countries established in 1985 (after the use of chemical weapons by Iraq in 1984) to help reduce the spread of chemical and biological weapons by monitoring and controlling the spread of technologies required to produce them. ... The Center for Biosecurity is an independent, nonprofit organization of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) that is dedicated to improving the country’s resilience to major biological threats. ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, is recognized as the leading United States agency for protecting the public health and safety of people. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is an agency of the European Union. ... The Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI) is an international partnership between countries in order to supplement and strengthen their preparedness to repond to threats of biological, chemical, radio-nuclear terrorism (CBRN) and pandemic influenza. ... The Health Threat Unit of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection (European Commission), is responsible for terrorism surveillance and early warning of biological, chemical, and radiological threats within the European Union. ... The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) is a highly classified government biodefense research laboratory created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and located at the governments sprawling biodefense campus at Fort Detrick in Frederick, MD, USA. Created quietly a few months after the 2001... The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity is a panel of the Department of Health and Human Services in the United States federal government. ... USAMRIID banner The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID, pronounced U-Sam-Rid) is a military research institute for medicine based at Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland used for research of infectious disease that may have defensive applications against biological warfare that would protect the citizens of...