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plague
The pneumonic plague, which is more likely to be used in connection with terrorism, is naturally carried by rodents and fleas but can be aerosolized and sprayed from crop dusters. A 1970 World Health Organization assessment asserted that, in a worst case scenario, a dissemination of 50 kg in an aerosol cloud over a city of 5 million could result in 150,000 cases of pneumonic plague, 80,000-100,000 of which would require hospitalization, and 36,000 of which would be expected to die.
- Sõnaliik: noun
- Valdkond/domeen: Law enforcement; Military
- Category: Terrorism
- Organization: 11-Sept.Org
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