Bioterrorism can be described as the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, toxins, or other harmful agents used to cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants. 1 Attacks with biological agents are considered to be one of the most sinister attacks and propagate the greatest fear. However, the use of biological weapons is quite ancient.
2 The current article provides a schematic representation of the documented evidence of the use of biological weapons throughout the history of the world. The concept of bioterrorism and biological warfare encompasses a wide range of apprehensions, right from catastrophic terrorism to micro-events using low technology but producing civil unrest, disruption, disease, disabilities, and death. According to the historically documented events, epidemics and pandemics of microbial species have exterminated several human beings in comparison to the…
