Assertion: biological agent's use | /r/Causes | disease
Facets:
value: among enemy forces
type: LOCATION
value: in a human
type: OTHER
value: in order to influence the conduct of government
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The draft Model State Emergency Health Powers Act of 2001, which is a document designed to guide legislative bodies as they draft laws regarding public health emergencies, has defined bioterrorism as “the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product, to cause death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism in order to influence the conduct of government or to intimidate or coerce a civilian population.
text: Furthermore, allegations were also made during the American Civil War by both sides, but especially against the Confederate Army, of the attempted use of smallpox to cause disease among enemy forces.
text: Bioterrorism is defined as the intentional use of biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological agents to cause disease, death, or environmental damage, and involvement of the nervous system, including diagnosis as well treatment, is referred to as “neuroterrorism” (Busl and Bleck 2012).