Bronze Michael S, Huycke Mark M, Machado Linda J, Voskuhl Gene W, Greenfield Ronald A
Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190, USA.
Am J Med Sci. 2002 Jun;323(6):316-25. doi: 10.1097/00000441-200206000-00004.
Multiple viral agents have been classified by the CDC as potential weapons of mass destruction or agents for biologic terrorism. Agents such as smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fever viruses, agents of viral encephalitis, and others are of concern because they are highly infectious and relatively easy to produce. Although dispersion might be difficult, the risk is magnified by the fact that large populations are susceptible to these agents and only limited treatment and vaccination strategies exist. Although the risk of large-scale bioterrorism using viral agents is small, public health programs and health care providers must be prepared for this potentially devastating impact on public health.
美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）已将多种病毒制剂列为大规模杀伤性武器或生物恐怖主义制剂。天花、病毒性出血热病毒、病毒性脑炎病原体等制剂令人担忧，因为它们具有高度传染性且相对易于制造。尽管传播可能困难，但大量人群对这些制剂易感且仅有有限的治疗和疫苗接种策略这一事实放大了风险。虽然使用病毒制剂进行大规模生物恐怖主义的风险很小，但公共卫生项目和医疗保健提供者必须为这种对公众健康可能造成的毁灭性影响做好准备。
