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*All these agents are classified as category A (most deadly) by the CDC<ref>http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist-category.asp</ref>
*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>
*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>
==See Also==
*[[Weapon of mass destruction]]
==Sources==
==Sources==
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Revision as of 13:14, 9 June 2015

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]

See Also

Sources