Bioterrorism Information at Johns Hopkins

Bioterrorism has a long history. 

As early as 1346, attackers catapaulted human and animal cadavers over the walls of cities under siege, hoping to spread disease and terrorize inhabitants. These early practitioners of bioterrorism clearly grasped its fundamental principle. Spreading illness and death among enemy combatants and civilian populations would demoralize those it did not sicken or kill. More...

Additional Information:

• Fast Facts
• Top Threat Agents
• Resources
• Mass Infectious Disease Casualty: Code Yellow (Intranet)