title: [General features of biological war].
abstract: After a historical introduction, the author points out the situation on the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention of 1972, the biological programmes and the power's attitudes. Biological agents characteristics are quoted, as well as the difficulties to convert them into weapons and its massive bioterrorist use. Likely agents are listed and protection techniques, or epidemiological fight, are explained according to the classical 3-link acting method: sources, environment, and susceptible. The author emphasizes the importance of intelligence and cooperation between military health and civil protection services.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Villalonga Martínez
mesh_terms: D001694:Biological Warfare / Q000517:prevention & control; D023481:Terrorism
vernacular_title: Aspectos generales de la guerra biológica.