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- aerosol - a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles
in air
- agent - a force or substance that causes a change: a
chemical agent; an
infectious agent
- anthrax - an infectious, potentially fatal disease of
warm-blooded animals, especially of cattle and sheep, caused by
the bacterium Bacillus anthracis
- bacteria - unicellular prokaryotic microorganism of the
class Schizomycetes that varies in terms of morphology,
oxygen and nutritional
requirements, and motility, and may be free-living, saprophytic,
or pathogenic in plants or animals
- bioterrorism - the use of biological agents, such as
pathogenic organisms or agricultural pests, for terrorist purposes
- diagnostics - serving to identify a particular disease,
pathogen, or hazard
- epidemiology - the branch of public health that deals
with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease
in populations
- pathogen - an agent that causes disease, especially a
living microorganism such as a bacterium or fungus
- Advanced
Nucleic Acid Analyzer (ANAA) - detecting device used to
identify specified matter in a matter of minutes
- antibiotics - substance, such as penicillin or streptomycin,
produced by or derived from certain fungi, bacteria, and other
organisms, that can destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms
- ASM - American Society
for Microbiology
- Autonomous
Pathogen Detection System (APDS) - a completely automated
"biosmoke alarm" that detects pathogens in the air
- CDC - Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
- Cipro (ciprofloxacin)
- drug developed by the German company Bayer that is effective
against a wide array of pathogens, most commonly used against
anthrax
- cryptography - the process of communicating in or deciphering
secret, encoded information
- DNA - a nucleic acid that carries the genetic information
in the cell, capable of self-replication and synthesis of RNA
- DNA synthesis - the linking together of nucleotides to
form DNA
- encryption - putting into code or ciphering for the purpose
of security
- nVIZn - program
developed by Illumitek to handle data monitoring analysis
- nucleic acid - a group of complex compounds found in
all living cells and viruses, composed of purines, pyrimidines,
carbohydrates, and phosphoric acid
- microbe - a minute life form; a microorganism, especially
a bacterium that causes disease
- microbiology - the branch of biology that deals with
microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms
- pathology - the scientific study of the nature of disease
and its causes, processes, development, and consequences
- PhRMA - Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers of America, leading research based
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) - a technique for amplifying
DNA sequences in vitro by separating the DNA into two strands
and incubating it with oligonucleotide primers and DNA polymerase
- HAZMAT - hazardous material
- toxicology - the study of the nature, effects, and detection
of poisons and the treatment of poisoning
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