Category A Biological Agent

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A 'high-priority' agent that could theoretically be used as biological weapon, posing a major risk to public health due to its potential to be easily disseminated or transmitted from person to person, to result in high mortality rates, to cause public panic and social disruption, and to require special action for public health preparedness

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Category B Biological Agent Category C Biological Agent			Category A biological agents include: Variola major (smallpox), Bacillus anthracis (anthrax), Yersinia pestis (plague), Clostridium botulinum (botulism), Francisella tularensis (tularemia) and filoviruses and arena viruses (such as Ebola and Lassa virus which result in viral hemorrhagic fever) (CDC 200511). Detection of bioterrorism agents and related public health threats ... by Von Seggern, Christopher E.; Halden, Rolf U. / International Journal of Health Science Tularemia is a Centers for Disease Control category A biological agent. Government contracts focus on vaccines, emergency response by Wagner, Breanne / National Defense SIGA is developing anti-infectives and vaccines and to prevent or treat infectious diseases, particularly those caused by Category A biological agents. SIGA Technologies to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw Techvest 7th ... by Business Wire			catatonic schizophrenia catatonic stupor catatricrotism Catatropis CATCH Catch-22 catch-up growth catching pens catchment catchment area catclaw catechin catechins catechol catechol-o-methyl transferase catecholamine catecholaminergic Catecholamines Catecholamines Tests catechu categoric data categoric variable categorical data categorization category Category A Biological Agent Category A Diseases Category A Drug Category B Biological Agent Category B Diseases Category B Drug Category C Biological Agent Category C Diseases Category C Drug Category D Drug Category X Drug caterpillar Caterpillar Cell Caterpillar Dermatitis caterpillar flap Caterpillar Hump Artery catfish catgut Catha Catha Edulis Cathaemasiidae Catharanthus catharsis Cathartes aura cathartic Cathartic Colon			category category category category Category (disambiguation) Category (disambiguation) Category (disambiguation) Category (disambiguation) Category (taxonomy) Category (taxonomy) Category (taxonomy) Category (topology) Category 1 cable Category 1 UTP cable Category 2 cable Category 2 cable Category 3 Category 3 cable Category 3, 5, etc. Category 4 cable Category 5 Category 5 cable Category 5 cable Category 5 computer virus Category 5 Copper Cable Category 5 Enhanced Cable Category 5 UTP Cable Category 6 UTP Cable Category A Category A Category A Biological Agent Category A Diseases Category A Diseases Category A Drug Category A Drug Category B Biological Agent Category B Diseases Category B Diseases Category B Drug Category B Drug Category C Category C Category C Biological Agent Category C Diseases Category C Diseases Category C Drug Category C Drug Category Class Diagram Category Code Directory Category Code Document Category Code Number Category Control Number Category Cued Recall Category D Category D Drug Category Development Index Category error Category for Merging Category for Renaming Category Identifier Category killer

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