1. Bacillus anthracis
Inhalation: Initial symptoms may resemble a common cold. ... Introduction The thought of biological war is terifying. ... (Caution: Do not assume that just because a person has cold or flu symptoms that they have inhalation anthrax.) ... Extensive testing on the utility of anthrax as a BW agent was carried out by the British in World War II, the United States in the early Cold War period, and by the Soviet Union into the 1980s. ... In fact, penicillin (4 million U every 4 hours IV) or IV doxycycline (100 mg every 12 hours) might work as well in the acutely ill patient. ...
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