Biological Warfare: Past and Present
Warfare War is fighting between countries or groups of people involving the use of weapons by military organization and soldiers. There is always a reason for war, like Economic power, Territorial gain, Religion, Nationalism, Revenge, Civil War, Revolutionary War or Defensive War. Biological Warfare In past, the wars were fought in different ways but today it had changed its form. Biological warfare or a germ warfare exploits biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, insects, and fungi with the intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants in an act of war. Biological weapons are living organisms or replicating entities where any microorganism (such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi) or toxin (poisonous compounds produced by microorganisms) found in nature that can be used to kill or injure people. History of Biological Warfare Way back during the 4 th century Scythian archers infected their arrows by dipping them in...