The identification of biological weapons and the importance for our country

Biological weapons are generally defined as various pathogenic agents and toxins which are used as weapons. The different types of biological weapons has been used during wars in history. Biological warfare agents used for the weapons are classified into three groups according their characteristics. In this study, the diseases caused by the biological warfare agents in group A (anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia and viral haemorrhagic fever) and the knowledge about their diagnostic and therapic methods are investigated. The diagnostic and therapic methods of these diseases should be known well and full equipped and well-educated units should immediately respond in a possible attack. If possible, early warning systems against the biological warfare agents should be developed and used. In addition to this, the mostly preferred usage of these weapons is ?aerosol way?. It enables the biological agents to spread widely and to influence large mass.Our country is severely threatened with biological attack because of its strategic and geopolitic conditions. There are some suspicions about the biological weapons production in Iran and Syria as our neighbor and Russia which has border to the Blacksea. In recent years, the production of biological weapons become easy because of the rapid biotechnological developments. These developments and regional threats require that the investigations about the biological defense are critical and also necessary for our country.