Old Tactics, New Threat
What Is Today's Risk of Smallpox
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15746996 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susanna Smith (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.9.mhst1-0209 |
| PMID | 23268848 |
| OpenAlex | W166958118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Bioterrorism is not some new, inventive way of attacking the enemy nor is it a 21st century form of warfare. It is in fact a historically documented, primitive form of attack dating back as far as the sixth century BCE when the Assyrians poisoned their enemies by contaminating wells with rye ergot, a fungus blight which causes delusions, cardiovascular problems, and death.1,2
Adversary · Ancient history · Computer security · Smallpox · Vaccination · Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research · Computer Science · History · Medicine · Poxvirus research and outbreaks · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Virology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |