The Level of Lethality/toxicity Refers to

question 29

Multiple Choice

The level of lethality/toxicity refers to

• A) the extent to which those coming in contact with the agent are likely to die.
• B) how well the terrorists can control the area over which the agent is spread (and not get caught in it themselves).
• C) whether or not the agent is specific to a particular animal, plant, or human species and the extent, if any, to which the agent can jump between species.
• D) how quickly victims will come in contact with and react to the agent.

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Definitions:

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