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Title: Which of the following disease agents has potential for both agroterrorism and bioterrorism?
Post by: RODY.ELKHALIL on Oct 17, 2019

Question 1

Why are Category B select agents considered lower risk biological agents?
◦ They are less dangerous pathogens and are more difficult to disperse.
◦ Their threat potential is unknown.
◦ They cause disease in animals but not humans.
◦ They are less dangerous pathogens than Category A.
◦ They may be difficult to disperse.

Question 2

Which of the following disease agents has potential for both agroterrorism and bioterrorism?
◦ brucellosis
◦ blight
◦ plague
◦ smallpox
◦ tularemia

Title: Which of the following disease agents has potential for both agroterrorism and bioterrorism?
Post by: vkodali on Oct 17, 2019

Answer 1

They cause disease in animals but not humans.

Answer 2

brucellosis