Vaginal hysterectomy is a procedure in which the uterus is surgically removed through the vagina. One or both ovaries and fallopian tubes may be removed during the procedure as well; removal of both ovaries and fallopian tubes is called bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) (figure 1).
click to view larger. Anthrax is the preferred biological warfare agent. It is highly lethal. â¢ 100 million lethal doses per gram of anthrax material (100,000 times deadlier than the deadliest chemical warfare agent). â¢ Silent, invisible killer. â¢ Inhalational anthrax is virtually always fatal. There are low barriers to production.
The toxin was first discovered by Harry Smith in 1954. Anthrax toxin is composed of a cell-binding protein, known as protective antigen (PA), and two enzyme components, called edema factor (EF) and lethal factor (LF). These three protein components act together to impart their physiological effects. Assembled complexes containing the toxin components are endocytosed.