Anthrax can be readily made in large quantities. Very virulent antibotic-resistent strains of anthrax have been produced. Roughly 5 pounds of anthrax is enough to destroy half the population of Washington. Protection Military chemical masks can protect against anthrax used as a Biological Warfare Agents. Anthrax is not transmitted from human to human.
Antibiotics are moderately effective is administered quickly and correctly.
There is a human anthrax vaccine. It consists of 6 doses with yearly booster shots. The first vaccine of the series must be given at least four weeks before exposure to the disease. A group of U.S. and Allied soldiers who went to the Gulf War, as many as 100,000, received the vaccine. Decontamination Anthrax spores can be destroyed by steam sterilization or burning.