Greenfield Ronald A, Drevets Douglas A, Machado Linda J, Voskuhl Gene W, Cornea Paul, Bronze Michael S
Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
Am J Med Sci. 2002 Jun;323(6):299-315. doi: 10.1097/00000441-200206000-00003.
Bacterial pathogens have been identified as agents that have been, or could be, used as weapons of biological warfare and/or biological terrorism. These agents are relatively easily obtained, prepared, and dispersed, either as weapons of mass destruction or for more limited terrorist attacks. Although phylogenetically diverse, these agents all have the potential for aerosol dissemination. Physicians in the United States and most of the developed world have never encountered most of these agents and the diseases they produce. Public health programs must be prepared, and individual primary care providers must be able to recognize, diagnose, treat, and prevent infection with these agents.
细菌病原体已被确认为曾被或可能被用作生物战和/或生物恐怖主义武器的媒介。这些媒介相对容易获取、制备和传播，既可以作为大规模杀伤性武器，也可用于更有限的恐怖袭击。尽管这些媒介在系统发育上具有多样性，但它们都有通过气溶胶传播的可能性。美国和大多数发达国家的医生从未遇到过这些媒介中的大多数以及它们所引发的疾病。公共卫生项目必须做好准备，个体初级保健提供者必须能够识别、诊断、治疗并预防这些媒介引起的感染。
