Natural and Man-made Disasters with Case Studies — Geography STD 8 — Question
ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8GeographyNatural and Man-made Disasters with Case Studies3 Marks
Question
What are biological disasters?
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Answer
Biological disasters are caused by germs developed in laboratories and released in the air to kill a large number of people. When these microbes are inhaled by a person, or get absorbed in his system through a cut or wound, they can infect him. Example $—$ Even a few drops of the smallpox or plague virus could start an epidemic, killing thousands of people.
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