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MeSH Heading: Biological Warfare
Tree Number(s): I01.880.735.950.500.226
Unique ID: D001694
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001694
Scope Note: The use of biological agents in warfare. This includes the malevolent use of BACTERIA; VIRUSES; or other BIOLOGICAL TOXINS against people, ANIMALS; or PLANTS.
Entry Version: BIOL WARFARE
Entry Term(s): Bacterial Warfare; Biologic Warfare; Biowarfare; Warfare, Bacterial; Warfare, Biological
See Also: Violence
Online Note: use BIOLOGICAL WARFARE to search BACTERIAL WARFARE 1966-78
History Note: BACTERIAL WARFARE was see under BIOLOGICAL WARFARE 1963-78
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/07/07

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

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Concept UI: M0002540
Scope Note: The use of biological agents in warfare. This includes the malevolent use of BACTERIA; VIRUSES; or other BIOLOGICAL TOXINS against people, ANIMALS; or PLANTS.
Terms: Biological Warfare Preferred Term
Term UI T004938
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID BIOETHICS (1989); Warfare, Biological
Term UI T004937
Date08/31/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Biologic Warfare
Term UI T004939
Date06/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Biowarfare
Term UI T001096644
Date02/08/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

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