Staph enterotoxin B: bioterror agent?
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in 1960s, US was investigating this as a bioterror agent
when aerosolized, caused fever, severe respiratory distress, headache, nausea, vomiting, but with low lethality
symptoms are due to massive release of cytokines, esp. TNFα and IFNγ
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