SEs as biothreat agents
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Universal availability
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Ease of production and dissemination
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Potentially could cause widespread illness
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Common in the environment
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Diseases are similar to others
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SEA & SEC shown later to have similar effects
Category B biothreat agent
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Low mortality/High morbidity
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Easily disseminated in a crowd incapacitating
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Amount SEB required less than synthesized chemicals
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~400 pg/kg body weight incapacitates 50% human
population exposed to aerosol attack
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175 pound person ~32 ng
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~200 ng/kg body weight would be lethal for 50% human
population exposed to aerosol attack
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175 pound person ~15,800 ng
