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| Sr.No | Disease / symptom | Disease agent | likely method of dissemination | Infectivity | Incubation period | Lethality | Vaccine Availability | Antimicrobial therapy | Antisera |
| 1. | Anthrax | Bacillus anthracis | (Inhalation) Spores in aerosols | Moderate | 1-6 days | High | Yes | Little effect. Tetracycline, Erythromycin | Experimental |
| 2. | Brucellosis | 1. Brucella abortus 2.Brucella melitensis | 1.Aerosol 2.Sabotage(food supply) | High | days to Months | Low | + | Moderately effective. Dexycycline, Rifampicin | No |
| 3. | Cholera | Vibrio cholerae | 1. Sabotage (Food/warer supply) | Low | 1-5 days | Moderate to high | + | Moderately effective. Tetracycline, Doxycycline | No |
| 4. | Melioidosis | 1.Burkholderia mallei, 2.Burkholderia pseudomallei | Aerosol | High | Days to years | Variable | - | Moderately effective. Tetracycline, chloramphenical | No |
| 5. | (Pneumonic) Plague | Yersinia pestis | 1. Aerosol 2.Infected vectors(Xenopsylla cheopis) | High | 2-3 days | Very high | + | Moderately effective. Tetracycline, chloramphenicol | No |
| 6. | Tularemia | Francisella tularensis | Aerosol | High | 2-20 days | Moderate if untreated | + | Effective. Streptomycin | No |
| 7. | Typhoid fever | Salmonella typhi | 1.sabotage (food/water supply) 2. Aerosol | Moderate | 7-21 days | Moderate if untreated | + | Moderately
effective. Ciproflaxacin Chloramphenical | No |
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