NEET PG Medical – 2020 – Question – 82
Type A bioterrorism Agent-
a) Chikungunya
b) Anthrax
c) Hendra
d) Influenza
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Correct Answer – B
Answer- B- Anthrax
Category A agents – consists of the agents that are considered the highest risk
Included among Category B agents is one that could conceivably threaten water and food safety.
Category C includes pathogens that are considered emerging infectious disease threats and which could be engineered for mass dissemination.
| Category A | Category B | Category C |
| Anthrax | Calici Viruses | Antimicrobial Resistance |
| Botulism | Chikungunya | Hendra |
| Dengue | Cholera | Influenza (highly pathogenic strains) |
| Ebola | Â E. coli O157: H7 | Â MERS |
| Hantavirus | Hepatitis A | Nipah |
| Lassa | Ricin toxin | Prions |
| Marburg | Salmonella | Rabies |
| Plague | Â Typhus fever | SARS |
| Smallpox | Â Yellow fever | Tick-Borne encephalitis |
| Tularemia | Zika | Tuberculosis |
Jawetz 27/e-pg-417
