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The Pros And Cons Of Biological Warfare

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We as humans distance ourselves from diseases. This is shown in how we interact with sick people. When we are trying avoid getting illnesses we use hand sanitizer, and sometime when we wear mask.Which is extreme, but this shows how people are scared of disease even when it something like as common as the flu. If they are acting very precautious with a something as small as the flu, how we would they react when they are face-to-face with a disease on a bigger spectrum.When humans first encountered Biological Warfare, they could not have predicted that it would kill ⅓ of the European population ( 1345 Caffa,Plague).However today we have laws and a world agreement;Biological Warfare Convention. The articles of that convention states that Biological …show more content…

There were two parts to this war, the first battle between the Mongols and Italians in 1343 left the Mongols 15,000 dead tartars. Even though the Mongols suffered a lost in Kaffa their leader Janibeg didn’t quit he returned in 1345. This time returning with deadly infectious disease known as the plague. And they used their disease to their advantage;they catapulted dead bodies infected with plague in hopes that “the stench(of the bodies)would kill everyone”. However, the disease was not transmitted through catapulting the bodies; it was transmitted through the rats the body attracted but it still found a way to affect the Europeans.The Italians took the plague back to Europe and it went on to affect and kill ⅓ of the European population. This event shaped and influenced human and environment interaction because it shows how disease can be used in a time of war. It also showed us how disease can spread immensely and can be used as a mean of defense.This and many other event lead to the creation of the Biological Warfare

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