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** Inhalation: [[nausea]], [[cough]], [[dyspnea]], [[pulmonary edema]] | ** Inhalation: [[nausea]], [[cough]], [[dyspnea]], [[pulmonary edema]] | ||
| − | ** Ingestion: [[Gastrointestinal]] | + | ** Ingestion: [[Gastrointestinal hemorrhage]] with [[emesis]] and [[bloody]] diarrhea; eventual [[liver failure|liver]] and [[kidney failure]]. |
| style="border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa" | 4-24 hours; see ''symptoms''. Exposure by [[inhalation]] or [[injection (medicine)|injection]] causes more pronounced signs and symptoms than exposure by [[ingestion]] | | style="border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa" | 4-24 hours; see ''symptoms''. Exposure by [[inhalation]] or [[injection (medicine)|injection]] causes more pronounced signs and symptoms than exposure by [[ingestion]] | ||
| style="border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa" | Slight; agents degrade quickly in environment | | style="border-right: 1px solid #aaaaaa" | Slight; agents degrade quickly in environment | ||
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Revision as of 16:48, 22 December 2015
| Class of agent | Agent Names | Mode of Action | Signs and Symptoms | Rate of action | Persistency |
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| Nerve |
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Inactivates enzyme acetylcholinesterase, preventing the breakdown of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the victim's synapses and causing both muscarinic and nicotinic effects |
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VX is persistent and a contact hazard; other agents are non-persistent and present mostly inhalation hazards. | |
| Asphyxiant/Blood |
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Immediate onset | Non-persistent and an inhalation hazard. | |
| Vesicant/Blister |
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Agents are acid-forming compounds that damages skin and respiratory system, resulting burns and respiratory problems. |
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Persistent and a contact hazard. |
| Choking/Pulmonary | Similar mechanism to blister agents in that the compounds are acids or acid-forming, but action is more pronounced in respiratory system, flooding it and resulting in suffocation; survivors often suffer chronic breathing problems. |
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Immediate to 3 hours | Non-persistent and an inhalation hazard. | |
| Lachrymatory agent | Causes severe stinging of the eyes and temporary blindness. | Powerful eye irritation | Immediate | Non-persistent and an inhalation hazard. | |
| Incapacitating |
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Causes atropine-like inhibition of acetylcholine in subject. Causes peripheral nervous system effects that are the opposite of those seen in nerve agent poisoning. |
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Extremely persistent in soil and water and on most surfaces; contact hazard. |
| Cytotoxic proteins |
Non-living biological proteins, such as: |
Inhibit protein synthesis |
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4-24 hours; see symptoms. Exposure by inhalation or injection causes more pronounced signs and symptoms than exposure by ingestion | Slight; agents degrade quickly in environment |