biochemicalAgentDelivery
type: ObjectProperty
comment: (biochemicalAgentDelivery ?AGENT ?PROCESS) means that the Process ?PROCESS is capable of infecting an organism with the BiochemicalAgent ?AGENT when the organism is the experiencer and the ?AGENT the patient of an instance of ?PROCESS.
domain: BiochemicalAgent
range: Process
type: NamedIndividual
type: BinaryPredicate

biochemicalAgentSyndrome
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relates a subclass of BiochemicalAgent to a DiseaseOrSyndrome that is caused by or often associated with the BiochemicalAgent.
domain: BiochemicalAgent
range: DiseaseOrSyndrome
type: NamedIndividual
type: BinaryPredicate

biologicalAgentCarrier
type: ObjectProperty
comment: (biologicalAgentCarrier ?AGENT ?ORGANISM) means that the subclass of Organism ?ORGANISM is a carrier of the subclass of BiologicalAgent ?AGENT.
domain: BiologicalAgent
range: Organism
type: NamedIndividual
type: BinaryPredicate

diseaseMortality
type: ObjectProperty
comment: (diseaseMortality ?DISEASE ?NUMBER) means that DiseaseOrSyndrome ?DISEASE has a Mortality rate of ?NUMBER.
range: RealNumber
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: DiseaseOrSyndrome
type: NamedIndividual
type: BinaryPredicate

diseaseSymptom
type: ObjectProperty
comment: (diseaseSymptom ?DISEASE ?SYMPTOM) means that DiseaseOrSyndrome ?DISEASE is often associated with the DiseaseOrSyndrome ?SYMPTOM, i.e. an Organism which suffers from ?DISEASE is more likely to suffer from ?SYMPTOM than one which does not.
range: DiseaseOrSyndrome
domain: DiseaseOrSyndrome
type: NamedIndividual
type: BinaryPredicate

effectiveDose
type: ObjectProperty
comment: (effectiveDose ?AGENT ?QUANTITY) means that ?QUANTITY is the effective dose, or ED50, for the BiochemicalAgent ?AGENT. This is the dose that would incapacitate 50% of the exposed human population. Note that ?QUANTITY is generally expressed in micrograms per kilogram (mcg/kg).
domain: BiochemicalAgent
range: FunctionQuantity
type: NamedIndividual
type: BinaryPredicate

lethalDose
type: ObjectProperty
comment: (lethalDose ?AGENT ?QUANTITY) means that ?QUANTITY is the lethal dose, or LD50, for the BiochemicalAgent ?AGENT. This is the dose that would result in death for 50% of the exposed human population. Note that ?QUANTITY is generally expressed in micrograms per kilogram (mcg/kg).
domain: BiochemicalAgent
related internal concept: effectiveDose
range: FunctionQuantity
type: NamedIndividual
type: BinaryPredicate

secretesToxin
type: ObjectProperty
comment: (secretesToxin ?ORGANISM ?TOXIN) means that the subclass of Organism ?ORGANISM produces the subclass of Toxin ?TOXIN.
range: Toxin
domain: Organism
type: NamedIndividual
type: BinaryPredicate

sideEffect
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A predicate that is used to specify a side effect of a substance used in a medical treatment. (sideEffect ?SUBSTANCE ?SYNDROME) means that the BiologicallyActiveSubstance ?SUBSTANCE has the side effect ?SYNDROME.
domain: BiologicallyActiveSubstance
range: DiseaseOrSyndrome
type: NamedIndividual
type: BinaryPredicate

AbrinToxin
type: Class
subclass of: Toxin
subclass of: Protein
comment: An extremely toxic protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea. Its mechanism, symptoms, and treatment are very similar to those of RicinToxin. However, AbrinToxin is roughly 75 times more toxic than RicinToxin.

AerosolizedAgent
type: Class
subclass of: BiochemicalAgent
comment: A BiochemicalAgent that has been divided into particles so minute that they can be easily dispersed in the air and inhaled by Humans or Animals. AerosolizedAgents tend to be more lethal and to affect a larger area.

AerosolizedBacillusAnthracis
type: Class
subclass of: AerosolizedAgent
subclass of: BacillusAnthracis
comment: Also known as weaponized anthrax. These are spores of BacillusAnthracis that have been separated to the point that they can be dispersed in the air and easily inhaled by crowds.
biochemical agent syndrome: InhalationalAnthrax
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing

Aflatoxin
type: Class
subclass of: Mycotoxin
comment: Toxins produced by fungi of the strains Aspergillus Flavus and Aspergillus Parasiticus. There are four varieties of Aflatoxin, viz. B1, B2, G1, and G2. B1 is most common and most toxic.
biochemical agent syndrome: Aflatoxicosis

Antibiotic
type: Class
subclass of: BiologicallyActiveSubstance
comment: A BiologicallyActiveSubstance than can kill instances of Bacterium.

AquiredImmunoDeficiencySyndrome
type: Class
subclass of: ViralDisease
comment: A disease that attacks the immune system and that is caused by the HIVVirus. Patients are usually infected through blood or semen.

Arsine
type: Class
subclass of: BloodAgent
comment: A very toxic form of arsenic that is 2 and a half times denser than air. Victims who die after exposure to Arsine generally die from renal failure.

Atropine
type: Class
subclass of: BiologicallyActiveSubstance
comment: An anticholinergic agent.

BZGas
type: Class
subclass of: IncapacitatingAgent
comment: Stockpiled for a time by both NATO and the Warsaw Pact countries, BZGas is a psychoactive agent that is heaver than air and reputedly ten times more powerful than LSD. Effects of the gas are not well understood, but they include vomiting, lethargy, loss of motor co-ordination, and cognitive incapacity.

BacillusAnthracis
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium which causes the disease Anthrax. Humans may become infected with Anthrax via contamination of a wound or by inhaling the Bacterium. When it is inhaled, the disease is often fatal if not treated early (see InhalationalAnthrax).
biochemical agent syndrome: Anthrax
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biological agent carrier: HoofedMammal
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting
biochemical agent delivery: Poking
biochemical agent delivery: Touching

BacillusCereus
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: A Bacterium that is closely related to and often found near BacillusAnthracis, the Bacterium that causes Anthrax. BacillusCereus causes two forms of food poisoning, one characterized by diarrhea and the other by vomiting. In most cases the disease is not life-threatening.
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

Bacitracin
type: Class
subclass of: TopicalAntibiotic
comment: A common topical antibiotic.

BacterialAgent
type: Class
subclass of: ToxicOrganism
subclass of: Bacterium
comment: BiologicalAgents that are instances of Bacterium.
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biochemical agent delivery: Touching

BacterialDisease
type: Class
subclass of: InfectiousDisease
comment: A disease that is caused by instances of Bacterium.

Batrachotoxin
type: Class
subclass of: Toxin
subclass of: BodySubstance
comment: A Toxin produced by some species of Frogs.

BiochemicalAgent
type: Class
subclass of: SelfConnectedObject
comment: A BiologicalAgent or a ChemicalAgent.

BiochemicalAttack
type: Class
subclass of: ViolentContest
comment: ViolentContests in which a BiochemicalWeapon is used against an Organism.

BiochemicalWeapon
type: Class
subclass of: WeaponOfMassDestruction
comment: A WeaponOfMassDestruction that is either a BiologicalWeapon or a ChemicalWeapon, i.e. not a RadioactiveWeapon.
disjoint: RadioactiveWeapon

BiologicalAgent
type: Class
subclass of: BiochemicalAgent
comment: A naturally occurring Substance, a synthetic analogue of such a substance or an Organism that is capable of inflicting severe harm on other Organisms. All BiologicalWeapons contain a BiologicalAgent.

BiologicalWeapon
type: Class
subclass of: BiochemicalWeapon
comment: Weapons which contain a sample of ToxicOrganism or a BiologicallyActiveSubstance that is produced by a ToxicOrganism (or a synthetic analogue of the latter).

BlisterAgent
type: Class
subclass of: ChemicalAgent
comment: ChemicalAgents that affect eyes, lungs, and skin. BlisterAgents are so named because they cause blistering of the skin. They may also cause blindness and respiratory damage.
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting
biochemical agent delivery: Touching

BloodAgent
type: Class
subclass of: ChemicalAgent
comment: A CompoundSubstance that prevents the normal use of oxygen by bodily tissues. BloodAgents are highly volatile and disperse easily in the open air.
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing

BordetellaPertussis
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes Pertussis.
biochemical agent syndrome: Pertussis
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biological agent carrier: Human

BotulinumToxin
type: Class
subclass of: LifeThreateningAgent
subclass of: Toxin
subclass of: BodySubstance
comment: A Toxin produced by the bacterium ClostridiumBotulinum. It paralyzes muscles if ingested, and one billionth of a pound is sufficient to cause death.
biochemical agent syndrome: Botulism
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

BrucellaBacterium
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium which is responsible for the disease Brucellosis. This class covers Brucella Abortus (which infects humans and cattle), Brucella Melitensis (which infects sheep, goats, and humans), and Brucella Suis (which infects pigs).
biochemical agent syndrome: Brucellosis

BurkholderiaMallei
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes the disease Glanders. It is transmitted to humans by direct contact with infected animals. The bacteria enter the body through the skin and the mucosal surfaces of the eyes and nose.
biochemical agent syndrome: Glanders
biological agent carrier: Mammal
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

BurkholderiaPseudomallei
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: Formerly known as Pseudomonas Pseudomallei, this is the Bacterium that causes Melioidosis.
biochemical agent syndrome: Melioidosis
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting
biological agent carrier: Mammal
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

CSGas
type: Class
subclass of: IncapacitatingAgent
comment: Known as tear or pepper gas, often used by paramilitary and police to control unruly crowds, the gas can cause temporary blindness and tearing.

ChemicalAgent
type: Class
subclass of: BiochemicalAgent
subclass of: BiologicallyActiveSubstance
subclass of: CompoundSubstance
comment: Synthetic compounds that are not an analogue of anything occurring naturally and that can result in serious burns, paralysis, and death to Organisms.

ChemicalWeapon
type: Class
subclass of: BiochemicalWeapon
comment: Weapons that damage or destroy Organisms by means of a ChemicalAgent.

ChlamydiaPsittaci
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes Psittacosis.
biochemical agent syndrome: Psittacosis
biological agent carrier: Bird
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing

ChlorineGas
type: Class
subclass of: ChokingAgent
comment: A poisonous gas.

Chloropicrin
type: Class
subclass of: ChokingAgent
comment: Poisonous gas which has effects similar to tear gas. If ingested, the gas causes gastroenteritis.
biochemical agent syndrome: Gastroenteritis

ChokingAgent
type: Class
subclass of: ChemicalAgent
comment: ChemicalAgents designed to cause the lungs to fill with fluid, which can result in the victim choking to death. ChokingAgents are heavy gases that are less effective than other ChemicalAgents because they can be easily dissipated by a slight wind.
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing

Ciprofloxacin
type: Class
subclass of: OralAntibiotic
comment: An OralAntibiotic that is often used to prevent complications from AquiredImmunoDeficiencySyndrome. Recommended for prevention of inhalational Anthrax in subjects who may have been exposed to aeresolized BacillusAnthracis.

ClostridiumBotulinum
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that produces BotulinumToxin.
secretes toxin: BotulinumToxin

ClostridiumPerfringens
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: Bacterium often found in the intestines of Animals. Ingesting this Bacterium can result in Perfringens food poisoning, which can attack internal organs and lead to gangrene.
secretes toxin: EpsilonToxin
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

ClostridiumTetani
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes the disease Tetanus.
biochemical agent syndrome: Tetanus
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

CoccidiodesPosadasii
type: Class
subclass of: FungalAgent
subclass of: LifeThreateningAgent
comment: A recently discovered Fungus that is related to CoccidioidesImmitis and that also causes RiftValleyFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: RiftValleyFever

CoccidioidesImmitis
type: Class
subclass of: FungalAgent
subclass of: LifeThreateningAgent
comment: A Fungus that causes RiftValleyFever, an illness whose symptoms include fever, chills, and coughing and which may result in death.
biochemical agent syndrome: RiftValleyFever

Conotoxin
type: Class
subclass of: Toxin
subclass of: BodySubstance
subclass of: CompoundSubstance
comment: A class of neurotoxins that are produced by the Pacific cone snails. The lethality of these toxins varies widely, and it would be impractical to manufacture them on a large scale.
biochemical agent syndrome: ParalyticShellfishPoisoning
biological agent carrier: Mollusk

CorynebacteriumDiphtheriae
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that secretes a Toxin that causes Diphtheria.
biochemical agent syndrome: Diphtheria

CoxiellaBurnetii
type: Class
subclass of: RickettsialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes QFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: QFever
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

CrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFeverVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes CrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: CrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFever
biological agent carrier: Arachnid
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

CyanogenChloride
type: Class
subclass of: BloodAgent
comment: Used in mining and metalurgy, it is very similar to HydrogenCyanide. However, it is less volatile than HydrogenCyanide, and its effects on the eyes, respiratory tract, and lungs is similar to Phosgene and ChorineGas.

DeliveringWeaponOfMassDestruction
type: Class
subclass of: Making
comment: Integrating a WeaponOfMassDestruction with a conventional weapon, so that the former can be delivered to its target.

DengueFeverVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: Any of four related but distinct virus serotypes that are carried by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito and that can cause DengueFever and DengueHemorrhagicFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: DengueFever
biochemical agent syndrome: DengueHemorrhagicFever
biological agent carrier: Insect
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

DeployingWeaponOfMassDestruction
type: Class
subclass of: IntentionalProcess
subclass of: Putting
comment: Positioning a chemical, biological or radioactive weapon for the purpose of bringing about harm of some kind.

DevelopingWeaponOfMassDestruction
type: Class
subclass of: Making
comment: Making instances of WeaponOfMassDestruction.

Diacetoxyscirpenol
type: Class
subclass of: Mycotoxin
comment: A Micotoxin that is found in grains and products made from grains. Symptoms include diarrhea, necrotic lesions, and hemorrhaging.

Diphosgene
type: Class
subclass of: ChokingAgent
comment: A poisonous gas that irritates the lungs and that is similar to Phosgene.

DismantlingWeaponOfMassDestruction
type: Class
subclass of: IntentionalProcess
comment: Dismantling a Weapon of Mass Destruction, i.e. destroying the weapon or removing it from active deployment.

Doxycycline
type: Class
subclass of: OralAntibiotic
comment: An OralAntibiotic that is used to treat a wide variety of BacterialDiseases, including traveler's diarrhea. Recommended for prevention of inhalational Anthrax in subjects who may have been exposed to aeresolized BacillusAnthracis.

EasternEquineEncephalitisVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes EasternEquineEncephalitis. Mosquitoes carry this virus, which is then transmitted to humans, when the insects bite them.
biochemical agent syndrome: EasternEquineEncephalitis
biological agent carrier: Insect
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

EbolaVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: A Virus that causes a form of hemorrhagic fever.
biochemical agent syndrome: EbolaHemorrhagicFever

EpsilonToxin
type: Class
subclass of: Toxin
subclass of: BodySubstance
comment: A Toxin produced by the bacterium ClostridiumPerfringens that causes a mild form of food poisoning that lasts one to two days.
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

EscherichiaColi0157H7
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: One of hundreds of strains of the Escherichia Coli Bacterium. This strain lives in the intestines of healthy cattle, but it can cause severe illness when ingested by humans.
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

FlexalVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: A Virus that that is responsible for a hemorrhagic fever found in South America.

FootAndMouthVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: A Virus that is smaller than YellowFeverVirus.

FrancisellaTularensis
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes the disease Tularemia. Also known as Pasturella Tularensis. The Bacterium has two strains, Jellison type A (F. tularensis biovar tularensis) and type B strains (F tularensis biovar palaearctica), and it is infectious with a dose as small as 50 cells per milliliter.
biochemical agent syndrome: Tularemia
biological agent carrier: Arachnid
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biological agent carrier: Rodent

FungalAgent
type: Class
subclass of: ToxicOrganism
subclass of: Fungus
comment: Any BiologicalAgent that is also a Fungus.

GF
type: Class
subclass of: GSeriesNerveAgent
comment: One of the G-series nerve agents.

GSeriesNerveAgent
type: Class
subclass of: NerveAgent
comment: Earliest sort of NerveAgent (developed in the 1930's). This subclass of NerveAgents tends to be less persistent, more volatile, and less toxic than VSeriesNerveAgents, which were developed later. GSeriesNerveAgents include Tabun, Sarin, and Soman.
disjoint: VSeriesNerveAgent

GeneticallyEngineeredOrganism
type: Class
subclass of: Organism
comment: The class of Organisms that are not found originally in nature, but are produced in a laboratory by manipulating the genes of naturally occurring organisms.

GiardiaLamblia
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: A Bacterium that causes Gastroenteritis. It is present in many streams and lakes, and it is carried by beavers and other animals.
biochemical agent syndrome: Gastroenteritis
biological agent carrier: Rodent

GuanaritoVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes VenezuelanHemorrhagicFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: VenezuelanHemorrhagicFever

HIVVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes AquiredImmunoDeficiencySyndrome.
biochemical agent syndrome: AquiredImmunoDeficiencySyndrome
biochemical agent delivery: SexualReproduction

HemorrhagicFever
type: Class
subclass of: ViralDisease
comment: A severe syndrome that affects multiple organs of the body. Typically, the vascular system is damaged, and the body's ability to regulate itself is impaired.

HendraVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: A Virus found in Australia and Papua New Guinea that infects humans and horses. The natural host of the virus appears to be fruit bats. Not much is known about the disease caused by the HendraVirus, but it seems to begin with fever and then progress to drowsiness and coma.

Hepatitis
type: Class
subclass of: ViralDisease
comment: A class of ViralDiseases that attack the liver.

HepatitisAVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes HepatitisA.
biochemical agent syndrome: HepatitisA
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

HepatitisBVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes HepatitisB.
biochemical agent syndrome: HepatitisB
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

HepatitisCVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes HepatitisC.
biochemical agent syndrome: HepatitisC
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

HepatitisVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: Viruses that cause Hepatitis.

HerpesBVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: A virus which is carried by Macaque monkeys and which does not harm these primates, but which causes the very serious HerpesB disease in humans.
biological agent carrier: Monkey

HydrogenCyanide
type: Class
subclass of: BloodAgent
comment: A ChemicalAgent that was widely used by the Nazis in extermination camps. A low dose can cause headache, disorientation, and vomiting, while a high dose can rapidly result in respiratory and/or cardiac arrest.

IncapacitatingAgent
type: Class
subclass of: ChemicalAgent
comment: ChemicalAgents that are designed to cause temporary disability in victims.

InfectiousDisease
type: Class
subclass of: DiseaseOrSyndrome
comment: Any disease caused by Microorganisms.

Influenza
type: Class
subclass of: VaccinatableDisease
subclass of: ViralDisease
comment: A contagious disease caused by a large number of Viruses.
disease symptom: Fever

JapaneseEncephalitisVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes JapaneseEncephalitis. Mosquitoes in agricultural areas of Asia carry this virus, which is then transmitted to humans, when the insects bite them.
biochemical agent syndrome: JapaneseEncephalitis
biological agent carrier: Insect
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

JuninVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: This Virus derives its name from the Junin area of Argentina, where occurrences have so far been restricted.
biochemical agent syndrome: ArgentinianHemorrhagicFever
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biological agent carrier: Rodent

Keflex
type: Class
subclass of: OralAntibiotic
comment: A cephalosporin for treating bacterial infections.

KyasanurForestDiseaseVirus
type: Class
subclass of: TickBorneEncephalitisVirus
comment: The Virus that carries KyasanurForestDisease.

LaCrosseVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes LaCrossEncephalitis. It is carried by the Aedes Triseriatus mosquito, as well as various woodlands rodents.
biochemical agent syndrome: LaCrosseEncephalitis
biological agent carrier: Insect
biochemical agent delivery: Poking
biological agent carrier: Rodent

LassaVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes LassaFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: LassaFever
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting
biological agent carrier: Rodent
biochemical agent delivery: Touching

Legionella
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes Legionellosis, which is known as LegionnairesDisease (when it infects the lungs) and PontiacFever (when it doesn't affect the lungs).
biochemical agent syndrome: Legionellosis

Lewisite
type: Class
subclass of: BlisterAgent
comment: Besides being a BlisterAgent, Lewisite causes systemic poisoning. Its symptoms include pulmonary edema, diarrhea, reduced body temperature and blood pressure. When large quantities of Lewisite are inhaled, it can cause death in as little as 10 minutes.

LifeThreateningAgent
type: Class
subclass of: BiochemicalAgent
comment: A BiochemicalAgent that has been observed to cause the death of Humans.

LifeThreateningDisease
type: Class
subclass of: DiseaseOrSyndrome
comment: A DiseaseOrSyndrome that has been observed to cause the death of Humans.

MachupoVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes BolivianHemorrhagicFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: BolivianHemorrhagicFever
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biological agent carrier: Rodent

MalarialPlasmodium
type: Class
subclass of: ToxicOrganism
subclass of: Microorganism
comment: Any of four strains of Plasmodium that are known to cause Malaria.
biological agent carrier: Insect
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

MarburgVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes MarburgDisease.
biochemical agent syndrome: MarburgDisease
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

Mixomatosis
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: A Virus that is infectious to rabbits and may cause blindness and death in these Rodents.
related internal concept: VariolaMajor
biological agent carrier: Rodent

MonkeypoxVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes Monkeypox.
biochemical agent syndrome: Monkeypox
biological agent carrier: Mammal
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

MustardGas
type: Class
subclass of: BlisterAgent
comment: A BlisterAgent that was commonly used in World War I to incapacitate troops. It is chemically stable, persistent, and is capable of attacking the eyes, the skin, and the respiratory tract. There is no accepted treatment or preventive measure for MustardGas.

MycobacteriumTuberculosis
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes Tuberculosis.
biochemical agent syndrome: Tuberculosis
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing

Mycotoxin
type: Class
subclass of: Toxin
subclass of: BodySubstance
comment: A Toxin that is produced by a FungalAgent.

NeisseriaGonorrhoeae
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes Gonorrhea.
biochemical agent syndrome: Gonorrhea

NerveAgent
type: Class
subclass of: ChemicalAgent
comment: These ChemicalAgents are easily absorbed into the mucous membranes of humans and inactivate the essential enzyme acetylcholinesterase, bringing about paralysis of the respiratory and central nervous systems.
biochemical agent syndrome: Paralysis
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing

NipahVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: Closely related to HendraVirus. Like the HendraVirus, the natural host of NipahVirus appears to be fruit bats. Not much is known about the disease, but its symptoms include high fever, muscle pain, and eventually encephalitis, convulsions, and coma.

NitrogenMustardGas
type: Class
subclass of: MustardGas
comment: A kind of mustard gas. Also known as HN.

NuclearWeapon
type: Class
subclass of: RadioactiveWeapon
comment: RadioactiveWeapons whose destructive power is achieved through nuclear energy.

NuclearWeaponProductionFacility
type: Class
subclass of: WMDWeaponsProductionFacility
comment: Facilities where NuclearWeapons are built.

NuclearWeaponResearchFacility
type: Class
subclass of: WMDWeaponsResearchFacility
comment: Research facilities that perform research on technology related to NuclearWeapons.

OralAntibiotic
type: Class
subclass of: Antibiotic
comment: An Antibiotic that is administered orally, e.g. Penicillin.

Penicillin
type: Class
subclass of: OralAntibiotic
comment: An ingestible antibiotic which kills many kinds of bacteria.

Phosgene
type: Class
subclass of: ChokingAgent
comment: A colorless, extremely toxic gas. It is regarded as the most dangerous of the ChemicalAgents. Deaths resulting from exposure to this ChemicalAgent generally occur in 24 to 48 hours.

PhosgeneOxime
type: Class
subclass of: BlisterAgent
comment: One of the most painful and destructive chemical compounds in existence. Recovery from this ChemicalAgent requires one to three months.

PlasmodiumFalciparum
type: Class
subclass of: MalarialPlasmodium
comment: One of four strains of Plasmodium that are known to cause Malaria. It can cause severe anemia and kidney failure or it can constrict small blood vessels and cause cerebral malaria.

PyridostigmineBromide
type: Class
subclass of: BiologicallyActiveSubstance
comment: A substance that has been shown to protect lower primates from the lethal effects of Soman. Although there is no proof that it does the same for humans, it was administered to soldiers in the Gulf War.

RadioactiveWeapon
type: Class
subclass of: WeaponOfMassDestruction
comment: A WeaponOfMassDestruction which achieves its effect through radiactivity, either by an explosion resulting from nuclear fission or by a conventional explosive device that scatters radioactive debris.

RadiologicalWeapon
type: Class
subclass of: RadioactiveWeapon
comment: Weapons which are designed to spread radioactive particles over a large area by means of a conventional exposive device rather than a nuclear reaction. These weapons are often referred to as 'dirty bombs'.

ResearchingWeaponOfMassDestruction
type: Class
subclass of: Investigating
comment: Conducting research on the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

RicinToxin
type: Class
subclass of: Toxin
subclass of: Protein
comment: An extremely toxic protein found in the castor bean plant (ricinus communis). It is 200 times more toxic than cyanide, and it has no known antidote, and it causes vomiting, high fever, weakness, and death.

RickettsiaProwazekii
type: Class
subclass of: RickettsialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes LouseBorneTyphus.
biochemical agent syndrome: LouseBorneTyphus
biological agent carrier: Arthropod

RickettsiaRickettsii
type: Class
subclass of: RickettsialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes RockyMountainSpottedFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: RockyMountainSpottedFever
biological agent carrier: Arthropod

RickettsialAgent
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: BiologicalAgents that are rickettsial organisms, i.e. gram-negative bacteria that infect mammals and arthropods.
biological agent carrier: Arthropod
biological agent carrier: Mammal

RiftValleyFever
type: Class
subclass of: ViralDisease
disease mortality: 0.01
comment: A ViralDisease that causes chills, bleeding, and stupor.
disease symptom: Fever

Rotavirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: There are three types of Rotavirus: Group A, Group B, and Group C. They cause an acute form of gastroenteritis, known as RotavirusGastroenteritis.
biochemical agent syndrome: RotavirusGastroenteritis
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

SabiaVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes BrazilianHemorrhagicFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: BrazilianHemorrhagicFever

SaintLouisEncephalitisVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes SaintLouisEncephalitis. Mosquitoes carry this virus, which is then transmitted to humans, when the insects bite them.
biochemical agent syndrome: SaintLouisEncephalitis
biological agent carrier: Bird
biological agent carrier: Insect
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

SalmonellaPartyphi
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: Causes a less severe illness than SalmonellaTyphimurium.

SalmonellaTyphi
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes TyphoidFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: TyphoidFever
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

SalmonellaTyphimurium
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: A bacterium that can cause death in young, elderly or immunodeficient people. It appears in the stool of infected people.
biochemical agent syndrome: Fever
biochemical agent syndrome: Gastroenteritis

Sarin
type: Class
subclass of: GSeriesNerveAgent
comment: Also known as GB, one of the G-series nerve agents.

Saxitoxin
type: Class
subclass of: Toxin
subclass of: BodySubstance
subclass of: CompoundSubstance
comment: A class of chemically related neurotoxins that are produced by marine dinoflagellates and carried by Mollusks.
biochemical agent syndrome: ParalyticShellfishPoisoning
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting
biological agent carrier: Mollusk

SerratiaMarcenscens
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
subclass of: LifeThreateningAgent
comment: A Bacterium that can cause death in infected Humans.

ShigaToxin
type: Class
subclass of: Toxin
comment: The Toxin produced by the Bacterium ShigellaDysenteriae.

ShigellaDysenteriae
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: Causes severe dysentery (even when as little as 100 bacteria are ingested). This form of dysentery results in death in 10-20 percent of infections.
secretes toxin: ShigaToxin
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

Soman
type: Class
subclass of: GSeriesNerveAgent
comment: Also known as GD, one of the G-series nerve agents.

StaphylococcalEnterotoxinB
type: Class
subclass of: LifeThreateningAgent
subclass of: Toxin
comment: A common cause of food poisoning. It has been studied as a BiologicalAgent, because it is stable, can be converted to aerosol form, and can be lethal when inhaled.
biochemical agent delivery: Breathing
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

StaphyylococcusAureus
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: A bacterium that secretes StaphylococcalEnterotoxicB. It causes chills, headache, muscle pain, coughing (which may last for weeks), and sudden fever of up to 106 degrees (which may last for days). It occasionally causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
biochemical agent syndrome: Fever
secretes toxin: StaphylococcalEnterotoxinB

StockpilingWeaponOfMassDestruction
type: Class
subclass of: DevelopingWeaponOfMassDestruction
subclass of: Manufacture
comment: Manufacturing a significant quantity of instances of a WeaponOfMassDestruction, i.e. the weapons are not produced at the scale of a single laboratory or a pilot program. These weapons may or may not be deployed (see DeployingWeaponOfMassDestruction).

StreptococcusA
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes strep throat, scarlet fever, and necrotizing faciitis (flesh-eating bacteria).
biochemical agent syndrome: NecrotizingFaciitis
biochemical agent syndrome: ScarletFever
biochemical agent syndrome: StrepThroat

SulphurMustardGas
type: Class
subclass of: MustardGas
comment: A kind of mustard gas. Also known as Yperite and HD. This is regarded b some as the most effective BlisterAgent because it is persistent.

T2Toxin
type: Class
subclass of: Mycotoxin
comment: A Micotoxin that is found in grains and products made from grains. Symptoms include diarrhea, necrotic lesions, and hemorrhaging.

Tabun
type: Class
subclass of: GSeriesNerveAgent
comment: Also known as GA, one of the G-series nerve agents. It is about half as toxic as Sarin, but it is more irritating to the eyes than Sarin.

Tetrodotoxin
type: Class
subclass of: Toxin
subclass of: BodySubstance
subclass of: CompoundSubstance
comment: A Toxin produced by the pufferfish and several other (widely varying) species. The initial symptoms include numbness in the lips and tongue, which spreads throughout the body. The next phase of the poisoning is paralysis, which again spreads throughout the body.
biochemical agent syndrome: ParalyticShellfishPoisoning

TickBorneEncephalitis
type: Class
subclass of: VaccinatableDisease
subclass of: ViralDisease
comment: Any of various forms of encephalitis that are carried by ticks. The diseases have three phases. The first consists of flu-like symptoms, the second is asymptomatic, and the third involves the central nervous system.

TickBorneEncephalitisVirus
type: Class
subclass of: LifeThreateningAgent
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: Any Virus whose host is a tick and which carries an instance of TickBorneEncephalitis.
biological agent carrier: Arachnid
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

TopicalAntibiotic
type: Class
subclass of: Antibiotic
comment: An Antibiotic that is administered topically, e.g. Bacitracin.

ToxicOrganism
type: Class
subclass of: BiologicalAgent
subclass of: Organism
comment: The Class of Organisms which are poisonous to other Organisms.

Toxin
type: Class
subclass of: BiologicalAgent
subclass of: BiologicallyActiveSubstance
comment: BiologicalAgents that are a toxic BiologicallyActiveSubstance produced by an Organism or that are the synthetic analogue of a toxic BiologicallyActiveSubstance produced by an Organism.

TyphoidFever
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialDisease
comment: A life-threatening disease that is caused by SalmonellaTyphi.
disease symptom: Fever

VSeriesNerveAgent
type: Class
subclass of: NerveAgent
comment: More advanced sort of NerveAgent (developed in the 1950's). This subclass of NerveAgents tends to be more persistent and toxic than GSeriesNerveAgents, which were developed earlier. VSeriesNerveAgents include VE, VG, VM, VS, and VX.

VX
type: Class
subclass of: VSeriesNerveAgent
comment: One of the V-series nerve agents.

VaccinatableDisease
type: Class
subclass of: InfectiousDisease
comment: A disease for which there is an effective vaccine for Humans.

VariolaMajor
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: A Virus that causes Smallpox. Also known as the smallpox virus.
biochemical agent syndrome: Smallpox

VariolaMinor
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: A Virus that causes Smallpox. Also known as Alastrim.
biochemical agent syndrome: Smallpox

VenezuelanEquineEncephalitis
type: Class
subclass of: VaccinatableDisease
subclass of: ViralDisease
comment: Also known as Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. Caused by any one of eight distinct Viruses. Symptoms of the disease include severe headache, high fever (up to 105 degrees), sensitivity to light (photophobia), nausea, coughing, and diarrhea. The disease results in central nervous system infection in 1 of 25 children.
disease mortality: 0.01
disease symptom: Fever

VenezuelanEquineEncephalitisVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: The Virus that causes VenezuelanEquineEncephalitis.
biochemical agent syndrome: VenezuelanEquineEncephalitis

VibrioCholera
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: The Bacterium that is responsible for Cholera.
biochemical agent syndrome: Cholera
biochemical agent delivery: Ingesting

ViralAgent
type: Class
subclass of: ToxicOrganism
subclass of: Virus
comment: BiologicalAgents that are also a Virus.

ViralDisease
type: Class
subclass of: InfectiousDisease
comment: A disease that is caused by instances of Virus.

Vollum1B
type: Class
subclass of: AerosolizedBacillusAnthracis
comment: A highly lethal, weaponized form of BacillusAnthracis developed by the United States government.

WMDWeaponsProductionFacility
type: Class
subclass of: StationaryArtifact
comment: Facilities where instances of WeaponOfMassDestruction are built.

WMDWeaponsResearchFacility
type: Class
subclass of: StationaryArtifact
comment: Facilities where research on instances of WeaponOfMassDestruction is performed.

WeaponOfMassDestruction
type: Class
subclass of: Weapon
comment: Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. What these weapons have in common is that they are designed to kill large numbers of people indiscriminately.

WestNileVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: A flavivirus that causes WestNileFever.
biochemical agent syndrome: WestNileFever
biological agent carrier: Insect
biochemical agent delivery: Poking

YellowFeverVirus
type: Class
subclass of: ViralAgent
comment: A Virus that can result in chills, fever, stomach bleeding, and YellowSkin.
biochemical agent syndrome: Fever
biochemical agent syndrome: YellowSkin

YersiniaPestis
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
subclass of: LifeThreateningAgent
comment: The Bacterium that causes Plague.
biochemical agent syndrome: Plague
biological agent carrier: Insect
biological agent carrier: Rodent

YersiniaPseudotuberculosis
type: Class
subclass of: BacterialAgent
comment: Causes a disease whose symptoms include diarrhea, fever, headache, skin ulcers, and post-infectious arthritis.

Aflatoxicosis
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
comment: The disease has rarely been observed in humans, but it can cause severe damage to the liver, including cirrhosis and liver cancer, in a large number of animal species.

Anthrax
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
comment: The disease caused by BacillusAnthracis. Victims of the disease may experience a brief, apparent recovery before death.

ArgentinianHemorrhagicFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: HemorrhagicFever
comment: Symptoms of the disease are flu-like in the initial stages. As the disease progresses, symptoms include bleeding from the nose and gums and blood spots.
disease symptom: Fever

BolivianHemorrhagicFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: HemorrhagicFever
comment: Symptoms of the disease are flu-like in the initial stages. As the disease progresses, symptoms include bleeding from the nose and gums and blood spots.
disease symptom: Fever

Botulism
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: VaccinatableDisease
comment: A paralytic disease caused by BotulinumToxin, a Toxin produced by the bacterium ClostridiumBotulinum.
disease symptom: Paralysis

BrazilianHemorrhagicFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: HemorrhagicFever
comment: Symptoms of the disease are flu-like in the initial stages. As the disease progresses, symptoms include bleeding from the nose and gums and blood spots.
disease symptom: Fever

Brucellosis
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
comment: Infectious disease caused by BrucellaBacterium. It is also known as undulant fever and malta fever, depending on the strain of BrucellaBacterium that is reponsible for the infection.
disease symptom: Fever

Cholera
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: VaccinatableDisease
comment: A diarrheal disease that is caused by a Toxin secreted by the Bacterium VibrioCholera. Death may result from severe dehydration caused by the disease. There is little if any fever and abdominal pain with this illness.

CrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: HemorrhagicFever
type: LifeThreateningDisease
comment: A widespread disease which was initially identified in the Crimea and the Congo, which accounts for its name. The disease has a high mortality rate for humans, but infection of humans occurs infrequently.
disease mortality: 0.3
disease symptom: Fever

DengueFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: ViralDisease
comment: The less serious disease caused by the DengueFeverVirus. Symptoms include fever and severe headache.
related internal concept: DengueHemorrhagicFever

DengueHemorrhagicFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: HemorrhagicFever
type: LifeThreateningDisease
disease mortality: 0.05
comment: The more serious disease caused by the and %DengueFeverVirus. Symptoms include bleeding from the nose, mouth, and gums, and excessive thirst and difficulty breathing.

Diphtheria
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
type: LifeThreateningDisease
comment: The disease can infect almost any mucous membrane. It causes fever, chills, headache, and nausea. In severe cases it may affect heart rhythm and motor coordination.
disease symptom: Fever

EasternEquineEncephalitis
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: ViralDisease
comment: In mile cases, symptoms are flu-like. In more severe cases, the disease may result in encephalitis, coma, and death.
disease symptom: Fever

EbolaHemorrhagicFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: HemorrhagicFever
comment: A very serious HemorrhagicFever, which often results in death.

Fever
type: NamedIndividual
type: DiseaseOrSyndrome
comment: Having a body temperature which is (significantly) greater than 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This syndrome is often associated with dehydration and chills.

Gastroenteritis
type: NamedIndividual
type: DiseaseOrSyndrome
comment: Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, i.e. the stomach and small and large intestines. The symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

Glanders
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
comment: A disease caused by BurkholderiaMallei. Primary symptoms of Glanders include fever, muscle aches, chest pain, muscle tightness, and headache. Additional symptoms include tearing of the eyes, light sensitivity, and diarrhea. There is no vaccine for this disease.
disease symptom: Fever

Gonorrhea
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
comment: A disease caused by the bacterium NeisseriaGonorrhoeae.

HepatitisA
type: NamedIndividual
type: VaccinatableDisease
type: ViralDisease
comment: A disease that attacks the liver and causes jaundice as well as flu-like symptoms. There is no chronic infection with this disease, and anyone who has recovered from it will have life-time immunity to the disease.
disease symptom: Fever

HepatitisB
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: VaccinatableDisease
type: ViralDisease
comment: Like other forms of hepatitis, HepatitisB attacks the liver of the victim. The disease may result in death from chronic liver disease.

HepatitisC
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: ViralDisease
comment: Like other forms of hepatitis, HepatitisC attacks the liver of the victim. The disease often results in chronic infection and chronic liver disease, although the mortality rate of this disease is lower than that of HepatitisB. Most cases of HepatitisC are due to injections of illegal drugs.

HerpesB
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: ViralDisease
disease mortality: 0.7
comment: The disease caused by HerpesBVirus.

InhalationalAnthrax
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
comment: Almost 100% fatal if left untreated for more than 24 hours.
sub attribute: Anthrax

JapaneseEncephalitis
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: VaccinatableDisease
type: ViralDisease
disease mortality: 0.30
comment: Most people who are infected with this disease will suffer only mild symptoms. However, in severe cases, the disease attacks the central nervous system and may result in death.

KyasanurForestDisease
type: NamedIndividual
type: TickBorneEncephalitis
comment: A tick-borne encephalitis that is largely restricted to the Shimoga and Kanara district of Karnataka, India.

LaCrosseEncephalitis
type: NamedIndividual
type: ViralDisease
comment: Encephalitis caused by the LaCrosseVirus. In its most severe cases, the disease may result in seizure and/or coma, but most infections are relatively mild.
disease mortality: 0.01

LassaFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: ViralDisease
disease mortality: 0.01
comment: A viral, rodent-carried disease found in West Africa. The symptoms of the disease are wide-ranging and can be life-threatening. The disease can lead to permanent neurological problems, including deafness.
disease symptom: Fever

Legionellosis
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
comment: The disease caused by the Bacterium Legionella.

LegionnairesDisease
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
disease mortality: 0.125
comment: The most severe form of Legionellosis. It is characterized by pneumonia.
sub attribute: Legionellosis

LouseBorneTyphus
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
comment: The only rickettsial disease which is capable of causing widespread human epidemics. The initial symptoms of the disease are flu-like, but on the fifth or sixth day of infection a macular eruption appears on the upper trunk of the body and then spreads to the rest of the body.

Malaria
type: NamedIndividual
type: InfectiousDisease
type: LifeThreateningDisease
comment: A disease that destroys red blood cells. It is caused by a Microorganism (see MalarialPlasmodium) that is carried by the Anopheles Gambiae mosquito.
disease symptom: Fever

MarburgDisease
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: ViralDisease
disease mortality: 0.25
comment: Extremely serious disease caused by the MarburgVirus. Symptoms include high fever, myalgias, vomiting, and diarrhea. Typically involves major organs, including the central nervous system.

Melioidosis
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
comment: Also known as Whitmore's disease, it is similar to Glanders. Unlike Glanders, however, the disease is found predominantly in Southeast Asia. The disease may be a localized infection or it may involve the bloodstream, the lungs or other organs of the body.

Monkeypox
type: NamedIndividual
type: ViralDisease
comment: A viral disease that is very similar to Smallpox. It is seen sporadically in parts of Africa.

NecrotizingFaciitis
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
type: LifeThreateningDisease
comment: A BacterialDisease caused by StreptococcusA where the Bacterium rapidly attacks soft tissue.

Paralysis
type: NamedIndividual
type: DiseaseOrSyndrome
comment: The syndrome where some or all of an Animal's muscles cannot be moved voluntarily.

ParalyticShellfishPoisoning
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
comment: A very serious disease requiring immediate medical attention. There is no vaccine for this disease.
disease symptom: Paralysis

Pertussis
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
type: VaccinatableDisease
comment: The BacterialDisease caused by BordetellaPertussis. Its symptoms include severe coughing (hence the colloquial name of whooping cough) and flu-like symptoms.

Plague
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
type: VaccinatableDisease
comment: The disease caused by the Bacterium YersiniaPestis. Plague has two forms depending on the location of the infection within the body, BubonicPlague and PneumonicPlague.
disease symptom: Fever

Psittacosis
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
comment: A serious disease caused by ChlamydiaPsittaci that affects both birds and humans. In humans the symptoms include fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, and a dry cough. The disease may give rise to pneumonia in extreme cases.

QFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
disease mortality: 0.01
comment: A disease caused by the rickettsia CoxiellaBurnetii. Causes headache, chills, coughing, hallucinations, fever up to 104 degrees, facial pain, speech impairment, heart inflammation and congestive heart failure.
disease symptom: Fever

RockyMountainSpottedFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
type: LifeThreateningDisease
disease mortality: 0.04
comment: A very serious disease that is caused RickettsiaRickettsii, which is carried by ticks. The most distinctive symptom of the disease is a rash of black dots.

RotavirusGastroenteritis
type: NamedIndividual
type: ViralDisease
comment: A disease caused by instances of Rotavirus, and characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.
disease symptom: Fever

SaintLouisEncephalitis
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: ViralDisease
comment: In mild cases, symptoms are flu-like. In more severe cases, symptoms may include disorientation, coma, tremors, hemorrhage, and convulsions.
disease symptom: Fever

ScarletFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
comment: A serious disease that may arise if StrepThroat is left untreated.

Smallpox
type: NamedIndividual
type: ViralDisease
disease mortality: 0.33
comment: A highly contagious and dangerous disease. It causes blood loss, cardiovascular collapse, secondary infections, skin pustules, and often leaves survivors scarred and blinded. Approximately 500 million people died from Smallpox in the nineteenth century. The disease can live on objects for several days, and it incubates for twelve days before showing symptoms.

StrepThroat
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
comment: A BacterialDisease whose symptoms include a very sore throat, difficulty swallowing, high fever, white spots and/or pus on or near the tonsils, and swollen lymph nodes. If left untreated, StrepThroat can progress to ScarletFever.

Tetanus
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
type: VaccinatableDisease
comment: Also known as lockjaw, a BacterialDisease that affects the nervous system. A subject is infected with the disease by a puncture of the skin that becomes infected with the ClostridiumTetani bacterium. Symptoms of the disease include muscular stiffness (especially in the jaw and neck), difficulty swallowing, spasms, sweating, and fever.

Tuberculosis
type: NamedIndividual
type: LifeThreateningDisease
type: VaccinatableDisease
type: ViralDisease
comment: A disease that usually infects the lungs and causes severe coughing. In some cases it will result in hemorrhage of the lungs.

Tularemia
type: NamedIndividual
type: BacterialDisease
disease mortality: 0.05
comment: A disease associated with fever, chills, coughing and Tularemia skin lesions (ulcers up to an inch wide).
disease symptom: Fever

VenezuelanHemorrhagicFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: HemorrhagicFever
comment: Symptoms of the disease are flu-like in the initial stages. As the disease progresses, symptoms include bleeding from the nose and gums and blood spots.
disease symptom: Fever

WestNileFever
type: NamedIndividual
type: ViralDisease
comment: A flu-like disease that is caused by the WestNileVirus. The disease is generally not life-threatening. However, it can be very serious if it progresses to West Nile Encephalitis, West Nile Meningitis or West Nile Meningoencephalitis, all of which are inflammations of the brain and/or spinal cord.

YellowSkin
type: NamedIndividual
type: ViralDisease
comment: Is caused by liver failure, which results in an accumulation of bile. It is caused by YellowFeverVirus.

BubonicPlague
comment: A variant of the Plague which results in large swellings, called buboes.
sub attribute: Plague

PneumonicPlague
comment: Also known as pulmonary plague, a variant of the Plague which attacks the lungs and is spread between humans by oral bodily fluids.
sub attribute: Plague

PontiacFever
comment: A flu-like illness which is caused by Legionella, but which does not involve pneumonia.
sub attribute: Legionellosis