History of Biological Warfare
Biological Warfare has been used for centuries dating back to the 6th century B.C.
On September 18th 2001 Anthrax was used as a biological weapon,it was sent to several media offices and two U.S. senators resulting in the deaths of five people.
In 1954 Brucelosis became the first agent weaponized by the U.S.
Brucelosis induces fever,sweating,anemia,headaches,depression, and muscular and bodily pain.
During the Peloponnesian War an epidemic broke out which killed thousands of Athenians. A New York Times article stated that the plague of Athens during the Peloponnesian War was Ebola. The article says that Athenian reinforcements from Africa carried the virus to Athens. Of course they may have brought an African Green Monkey. The Green Monkey is the carrier(meaning it carries the virus but is unnaffected by it) for the Marlburg virus, a close relative of the Ebola virus.
Later, in the 14th Century, the Tartar army taking the city of Kaffa used bio-warfare. The outbreak of the black plague among their own troops worked for the Tartar army sieging Kaffa in 1346. Tartars launched bodies of plague victims over the walls of Kaffa in an attempt to cause an epidemic upon the residents.
The defenders later got the bubonic plague and left the city to the Tartars. The rats with their fleas proceeded to change the face of Europe forever.
Medieval Europe responded in many ways. A few people decided that since life was short,living as hard as you could and living one day at a time(the Chris Farley method)was a better way to spend what little time they had left . Others saw the plague as God's punishment for sin.
The result of the black plague in Europe was devastating. There were too few people to work the land, estates lost financial power that, in turn, provided an opportunity for kings to centralize power. Teachers and tutors in universities died and, with them, learning. Hence the term Dark Ages.
Consider this familiar children's rhyme:
Ring around the rosy
(The feverous face encircled with pustules)
A pocket full of posies
(Flowers placed on the foul smelling victim)
Ashes, ashes
( burning of the corpses of the plague victims?)
All fall down
(The victim dies)
On September 18th 2001 Anthrax was used as a biological weapon,it was sent to several media offices and two U.S. senators resulting in the deaths of five people.
In 1954 Brucelosis became the first agent weaponized by the U.S.
Brucelosis induces fever,sweating,anemia,headaches,depression, and muscular and bodily pain.
During the Peloponnesian War an epidemic broke out which killed thousands of Athenians. A New York Times article stated that the plague of Athens during the Peloponnesian War was Ebola. The article says that Athenian reinforcements from Africa carried the virus to Athens. Of course they may have brought an African Green Monkey. The Green Monkey is the carrier(meaning it carries the virus but is unnaffected by it) for the Marlburg virus, a close relative of the Ebola virus.
Later, in the 14th Century, the Tartar army taking the city of Kaffa used bio-warfare. The outbreak of the black plague among their own troops worked for the Tartar army sieging Kaffa in 1346. Tartars launched bodies of plague victims over the walls of Kaffa in an attempt to cause an epidemic upon the residents.
The defenders later got the bubonic plague and left the city to the Tartars. The rats with their fleas proceeded to change the face of Europe forever.
Medieval Europe responded in many ways. A few people decided that since life was short,living as hard as you could and living one day at a time(the Chris Farley method)was a better way to spend what little time they had left . Others saw the plague as God's punishment for sin.
The result of the black plague in Europe was devastating. There were too few people to work the land, estates lost financial power that, in turn, provided an opportunity for kings to centralize power. Teachers and tutors in universities died and, with them, learning. Hence the term Dark Ages.
Consider this familiar children's rhyme:
Ring around the rosy
(The feverous face encircled with pustules)
A pocket full of posies
(Flowers placed on the foul smelling victim)
Ashes, ashes
( burning of the corpses of the plague victims?)
All fall down
(The victim dies)