AnthraxA serious bacterial disease of sheep and cattle that can be transmitted to humans
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A severe, sometimes fatal, infection caused by a bacterium
BioweaponA harmful biological agent used as a weapon to cause death or disease usually on a large scale
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A harmful biological agent used as a weapon
EradicateTo destroy completely or put an end to
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Destroy completely; put an end to
SmallpoxAn acute contagious disease caused by a virus, marked by fever and pustules
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A contagious disease caused by a virus, resulting in fever and pustules that leave permanent scars
VirusAn infective agent that is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host
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An infective agent multiplying only in the living cells of a host
ContainmentThe action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits
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The action of keeping something harmful under control
EpidemiologyThe branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases
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The study of how disease is distributed in populations and the factors that influence or determine this distribution