The tragic event of September 11, 2001 made the terrorism in the United States real.

On that day when

the twin towers was seen on television crumbling down with so many lives taken and with many people
overwhelming loss of life that taken place on that day. Biological weapons are intended to deliberately
disseminate disease producing organisms or killing toxins in food, water by aerosol. Bacillus anthracis,
the organism that causes anthrax, has been bandied about the media and the American public has been
intrigued by stories and cases and fatalities and the next story. One agent not often discussed but every
bit as horrifying as anthrax is smallpox. Smallpox is an acute, highly contagious virus disease
characterized by prolonged fever, vomiting, and pustule eruptions that often leave pitted scars, or
pockmarks, when healed as defined by Websters New World College Dictionary. Smallpox, commands
respect and the concern of the American public along with that terrorism, of the biological variety, however
improbable, is very possible.

At onetime smallpox was once large academic before vaccinations was

available. A release of smallpox in aerosol form would scatter readily, and because of its stability in
aerosol form would prove very formidable even in a small dose. Even mention of a group of smallpox
cases can cause national panic and a possible public outcry for national emergency control measures to
be taken. Smallpox, anthrax and plague head the list of agents that can be used for bio-warfare. None of
these agents has so far effectively been deployed as a biological weapon, and thus no real world events
exist to provide likely scenarios.
What can the U.S. do to prepare? While there is no simple answer to that question, America can try to
seek a logical response to that question. A national awareness and education program can help quell
some hysteria. Professionals that deal with infectious diseases can receive enhanced information and
training in detecting and treating these diseases that are most likely to be used for terror such as
smallpox, anthrax or plague. A delayed diagnosis of any one of these diseases can prove very dangerous
to any community involved. Infectious disease professionals can work closely with community leaders and
medical staffs at all hospitals to educate them in the area of detection. After all, the symptoms of anthrax
are very similar to the flu. A properly informed person might think about the existence of anthrax as
opposed to just writing it off as the flu

The terrorist uses the media to get the fear out to the public. In your example it doesn't say how what
usage of media it gets this information out to the public. However, terrorist can use all source of media
such as the internet, the newspaper, television and they love to send videos. It is very important for our
intelligence unit to stay ahead of the news regarding the terrorist attempts. Our intelligence unit try to stay
ahead the terrorist to keep the public safe. It would be a good source for the media to sell a good drama
and good for the news center to sell good air time. I see it all to their point across. What really bothers me
is how do we know if the source and the information is really true?