### Question
How does CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM define biological agent?


### Answer
Under *50 U.S.C. § 1520a*, **biological agent** is defined as:

> any micro-organism (including bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiac, or protozoa), pathogen, or infectious substance, and any naturally occurring, bioengineered, or synthesized component of any such micro-organism, pathogen, or infectious substance, whatever its origin or method of production, that is capable of causing—


(1) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 1520a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32-CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM**

