1. You will probably not know that you have been exposed until you (and many others) present with signs and symptoms, generally flu like. You will not see dust clouds coming from planes, etc. <br><br>2. You must use the correct anitbiotics to treat the condition. Vet meds must be given in the correct form and in the correct dosage which means you must have a method to determine the two as they relate to humans.<br><br>3. Antibiotics are different than vaccines. Antibiotics treat the condition, vaccines prevent the condition. Except for standard protocols for pre-treatment wide spectrum anitis taken before some operative proceedures and dental work, anti's should only be given when you know what you are treating. Taking anitbiotics every day for the rest of your life is not practicle, probably dangerous and reduces your body's ability to fight other diseases on it's own. You must also determine which anthrax, or other bio-bugger strain you are fighting to know which anti to take.<br><br>Should some idiot actually start a biochem war, your description of TEOTWAWKI would be correct. It would lead to world wide M.A.D. All bets of life as we even know it now would be lost. I do not think that we are any where near that point.<br><br>I won't attempt to tell you how to live your life, but I would advise against paranoia. Replace paranoia with a heightened sense of awareness as to your surroundings. If something doesn't look or feel right, it probably isn't. If you have persistant flu like symptoms, go to the doctor and insist on bloodwork to rule out bio agents. You could go as far as avoiding large gatherings of people, big cities, etc.<br><br>I am not as concerned about bio's and chems as I am truck and car bombs or another highjacked plane. Bio's are difficult to culture in quantity, must have proper conditions to thrive and disperse efectively. Chems are easier to make and disperse. But explosives, as has been proved in the past, are most definitely the most effective and used terrorist weapon of choice. I am by no means saying that we don't risk bio-chems, I am just saying that IMHO, they are the least of the worries.<br><br>Some paranoia is good. It keeps you on your toes, heightens your awareness and pumps up the fight or flight senses. But don't let it control your life. I know, easy for me to say but IMHO many people need to sit back, take a deep breath and attempt to make plans that you can live with without being controlled by. <br><br>Look at realistic possibilities for your locale. I bet you will find that you will have more concerns about manmade hazmat accidents and natural distasters more than terrorism. Do you have tank farms, heavy chemical consuming industry, railyards where tank cars are stored, etc.? Are you subject to floods, hurricanes, tornados and have you planned for those disasters. Do you know your evacuation routes? do you have 30-60 days of food, water and other consumables? Do you have non-electric heating sources or a generator? Take stock of possibilities near you and prepare for those first.<br><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by REELDOC on 09/26/01 03:40 PM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>