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Oh but they did:
- In the middle ages bodies of plague victims were dumped into enemy's water wells. Also the bodies of plague, smallpox and other disease victims were thrown over city walls with trebuchets and catapults.
- In American colonial times blankets used by smallpox victims were often given to Indians.
What else can I help you with?
What term is used for military use of harmful biological agents?
Biological Warfare
What is a bioagent?
A bioagent is a biological agent - a bacterium which can be used as a weapon in biological warfare.
What is another word for diseases used in war?
Germ warfare. Biological warfare. Bioagents.
What method may be used to deliver biological warfare?
insect vectors
What method may be used to deliver biological warfare agents?
insect vectors
Which method may used to deliver biological warfare agents?
insect vectors
What agents may be used to deliver biological warfare agents?
insect vectors
The mongols used biological warfare and spread the black plague do you believe the us is ready to fight off a biological attack?
Yes
What is a bioweapon?
A bioweapon is a type of weapon that uses biological agents, such as bacteria, viruses, or toxins, to cause harm or death to humans, animals, or plants. These weapons are designed to be used in warfare to incapacitate or kill the enemy.
What is a biological weapon?
well it can kill just about anything that is alive you know. that's why people hat it when one falls on them ^_^
Is Mycotoxins a bilogical warfare agent?
Mycotoxins are a group of toxins produced by molds. While they can cause sickness and cancer, they are not potent enough to be used in biological warfare. Mycotoxins are extremely weak compared to biological warfare agents such as sarin and VX.
Why are microorganims used as biological weapons?
Bioweapons are weapons made out of microorganisms, such as anthrax, small pox, or tularemia, and they were used because they were a possible weapon against other countries. If you'd like to know more about biological weapons and biological warfare I suggest you read Biohazard, by Ken Alibeck, an amazing insight into the bioweapons produced by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
