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Społeczne i historyczne uwarunkowania wojen biologicznych i epidemii
Social and historical determinants of biological wars and epidemics

Author(s): Marcin Weiner, Karolina Tarasiuk
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences
Published by: Państwowa Szkoła Wyższa im. Papieża Jana Pawła II w Białej Podlaskiej
Keywords: biological war; epidemic; terrorism; plaque; smallpox; anthrax

Summary/Abstract: This article describes the use of biological weapons from antiquity to the beginning of the 21st century and the importance of epidemics for the development and collapse of civilisations and states. It has been shown that both at a time when the etiology of infectious diseases was not known and in the modern world of microbiology, genetics and molecular biology development, the use of biological weapons can contribute to a victory more than conventional weapons.

  • Issue Year: 12/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 20-28
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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