'''Biological warfare''' (BW) — also known as ''[[germ]] warfare'' — is the use of biological [[toxins]] or infectious agents such as [[bacteria]], [[viruses]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus fungi] with intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of [[war]]. Biological weapons (often termed "bio-weapons", "biological threat agents", or "bio-agents") are living organisms or replicating entities ([[viruses]]) that reproduce or replicate within their host [[victims]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomological_warfare Entomological (insect) warfare] is also considered a type of Biological Weapon. | '''Biological warfare''' (BW) — also known as ''[[germ]] warfare'' — is the use of biological [[toxins]] or infectious agents such as [[bacteria]], [[viruses]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus fungi] with intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of [[war]]. Biological weapons (often termed "bio-weapons", "biological threat agents", or "bio-agents") are living organisms or replicating entities ([[viruses]]) that reproduce or replicate within their host [[victims]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomological_warfare Entomological (insect) warfare] is also considered a type of Biological Weapon. |