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Since the appalling events of September 11th and the subsequent anthrax scares across the United States, bioterrorism has become a very real threat to the Western world. The recent anthrax attacks have made governments around the world acknowledge the need to be able to deal quickly with bioterrorist attacks, in whatever shape or form they may come. It is also making them take notice of an even greater threat than anthrax, which if unleashed could cause misery and death worldwide - smallpox. This article explains how serious a threat this deadly virus is, and what needs to be done to prevent a potential catastrophe. |
