Healthcare Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents: Technologies for the Detection, Decontamination, and Treatment

Abstract

Many biological and chemical warfare (BCW) agents’ events have occurred since 2000, such as the chemical bombings of Halabja by Saddam and Turkey's attack on the North and Northeast of Syria in 2019. During the occupation attacks on “Serêkaniyê”, in October 2019 by Turkey many people targeted and injured as a result of the use of chemical weapons. We have to mention that advances in new technologies such as genetic engineering, nanotechnology, biotechnology, neurobiology, and artificial intelligence not only contribute to the proliferation of traditional BCW agents, but also motivate the production of new agents. So, the danger of using traditional and new BCW agents by governments and terrorist groups is becoming more serious day by day. Therefore, on the other hand, it is very necessary to improve decontamination methods, identification methods, and treatment of those who have been exposed to these factors.  This study explains BCW types, methods for decontamination, and technologies for detecting BCWs, and finally presents the therapies for BCW-exposed peoples and animals.