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# [[Viral hemorrhagic fever]]
# [[Viral hemorrhagic fever]]


*All these agents are classified as category A (most deadly) by the CDC<ref>http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist-category.asp</ref>
*These disease still exist globally in both western and developed countries.  Smallpox last naturally occurred in 1977<ref>WHO Factsheet http://web.archive.org/web/20070921235036/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/smallpox/en/</ref>
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Revision as of 16:07, 6 November 2014

Top 6 Agents of Concern (CDC)

  1. Anthrax
  2. Smallpox
  3. Plague
  4. Tularemia
  5. Botulinum Toxin
  6. Viral hemorrhagic fever
  • All these agents are classified as category A (most deadly) by the CDC[1]
  • These disease still exist globally in both western and developed countries. Smallpox last naturally occurred in 1977[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist-category.asp
  2. ↑ WHO Factsheet http://web.archive.org/web/20070921235036/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/smallpox/en/
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