Modulation of Innate Immunity to Protect Against Biological Weapon Threat

Quelling terrorism presents one of the biggest challenges of the twentyfirst century. The potential for infectious diseases to be used as weapons has been recognized for centuries. Throughout history, there have been numerous attempts to kill people using various means to initiate outbreaks and epidemics. During the twentieth century, however, this potential has been realized on a large scale with the development of production methods capable of producing large quantities of pathogenic micro-organisms to infect and disease humans and livestock. For years, numerous countries have carried out research on the possibility of developing and using biological weapons as mass casualty weapons in military conflicts and large-scale wars.