Which of the Following Sets of Characteristics Describes the Highest

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sets of characteristics describes the highest level of threat potential from biological weapons?

• A) a waterborne toxin that is easily introduced into public water supplies and does not replicate in humans
• B) a pathogen of livestock transmitted by contact with infected animals but not infected people
• C) a human pathogen easily produced as an aerosol and transmissible by respiratory aerosols
• D) a pathogen of wheat that could be delivered using crop dusters
• E) a microbe that can be introduced into food during packaging and withstands refrigerator temperatures but not typical cooking temperatures

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