America and Bioterrorism

Imagine for just a moment that you are driving home from work on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon. You pull up to your mailbox to check you mail just like any other ordinary¯ day. As you open the mailbox you notice a suspicious envelope addressed to you. There is a strange return address, so for a moment you become hesitant to open the letter. Finally, when you get the nerve, you rip open the envelope and pull out the letter covered in a powdery substance ("CDC Health Advisory"¯, 2001). Needless to say, you have no idea if this letter contains thousands of tiny anthrax spores, or powdered sugar. How would you handle something that could lead to your death? You've heard about anthrax on the news, but never thought something like this could happen to you!
Since the attacks on America, September 11th, 2001, Americans have been on wits end waiting to see what the terrorists are going to do next. Last month, Americans were struck with the issue of Bioterrorism when a Florida tabloid photo e...