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<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "AbrinToxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Protein"/>

<rdfs:comment>An extremely toxic protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea.  

Its mechanism, symptoms, and treatment are very similar to those of RicinToxin.  However, 

AbrinToxin is roughly 75 times more toxic than RicinToxin.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "AerosolizedAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BiochemicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A BiochemicalAgent that has been divided into 

particles so minute that they can be easily dispersed in the air and inhaled by 

Humans or Animals.  AerosolizedAgents tend to be more lethal and to affect 

a larger area.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "AerosolizedBacillusAnthracis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacillusAnthracis"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#AerosolizedAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#InhalationalAnthrax" />

<rdfs:comment>Also known as weaponized anthrax.  These 

are spores of BacillusAnthracis that have been separated to the point that they can 

be dispersed in the air and easily inhaled by crowds.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Aflatoxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Mycotoxin"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Aflatoxicosis" />

<rdfs:comment>Toxins produced by fungi of the strains Aspergillus 

Flavus and Aspergillus Parasiticus.  There are four varieties of Aflatoxin, 

viz. B1, B2, G1, and G2.  B1 is most common and most toxic.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Antibiotic">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BiologicallyActiveSubstance"/>

<rdfs:comment>A BiologicallyActiveSubstance than can kill 

instances of Bacterium.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "AquiredImmunoDeficiencySyndrome">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A disease that attacks the immune 

system and that is caused by the HIVVirus.  Patients are usually infected through 

blood or semen.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Arsine">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BloodAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A very toxic form of arsenic that is 2 and a half times 

denser than air.  Victims who die after exposure to Arsine generally die from 

renal failure.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Atropine">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BiologicallyActiveSubstance"/>

<rdfs:comment>An anticholinergic agent.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BZGas">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#IncapacitatingAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Stockpiled for a time by both NATO and the Warsaw Pact 

countries, BZGas is a psychoactive agent that is heaver than air and reputedly 

ten times more powerful than LSD.  Effects of the gas are not well understood, 

but they include vomiting, lethargy, loss of motor co-ordination, and cognitive 

incapacity.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BacillusAnthracis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Anthrax" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Touching" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#HoofedMammal" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium which causes the disease 

Anthrax. Humans may become infected with Anthrax via contamination of a 

wound or by inhaling the Bacterium.  When it is inhaled, the disease is 

often fatal if not treated early (see InhalationalAnthrax).</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BacillusCereus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<rdfs:comment>A Bacterium that is closely related to and often 

found near BacillusAnthracis, the Bacterium that causes Anthrax.  BacillusCereus 

causes two forms of food poisoning, one characterized by diarrhea and the other by 

vomiting.  In most cases the disease is not life-threatening.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Bacitracin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#TopicalAntibiotic"/>

<rdfs:comment>A common topical antibiotic.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BacterialAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ToxicOrganism"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Bacterium"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Touching" />

<rdfs:comment>BiologicalAgents that are instances 

of Bacterium.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BacterialDisease">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#InfectiousDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A disease that is caused by instances of 

Bacterium.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Batrachotoxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BodySubstance"/>

<rdfs:comment>A Toxin produced by some species of Frogs.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BiochemicalAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#SelfConnectedObject"/>

<rdfs:comment>A BiologicalAgent or a ChemicalAgent.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BiochemicalAttack">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#ViolentContest"/>

<rdfs:comment>ViolentContests in which a BiochemicalWeapon 

is used against an Organism.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BiochemicalWeapon">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#WeaponOfMassDestruction"/>

<sumo:disjoint rdf:resource = "#RadioactiveWeapon" />

<rdfs:comment>A WeaponOfMassDestruction that is 

either a BiologicalWeapon or a ChemicalWeapon, i.e. not a 

RadioactiveWeapon.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BiologicalAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BiochemicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A naturally occurring Substance, a 

synthetic analogue of such a substance or an Organism that is capable 

of inflicting severe harm on other Organisms.  All BiologicalWeapons 

contain a BiologicalAgent.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BiologicalWeapon">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BiochemicalWeapon"/>

<rdfs:comment>Weapons which contain a sample of 

ToxicOrganism or a BiologicallyActiveSubstance that is produced by a 

ToxicOrganism (or a synthetic analogue of the latter).</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BlisterAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ChemicalAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Touching" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<rdfs:comment>ChemicalAgents that affect eyes, lungs, and skin.  

BlisterAgents are so named because they cause blistering of the skin.  They may 

also cause blindness and respiratory damage.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BloodAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ChemicalAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<rdfs:comment>A CompoundSubstance that prevents the normal use 

of oxygen by bodily tissues.  BloodAgents are highly volatile and disperse 

easily in the open air.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BordetellaPertussis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Human" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Pertussis" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes Pertussis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BotulinumToxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BodySubstance"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#LifeThreateningAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Botulism" />

<rdfs:comment>A Toxin produced by the bacterium 

ClostridiumBotulinum.  It paralyzes muscles if ingested, and one 

billionth of a pound is sufficient to cause death.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BrucellaBacterium">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Brucellosis" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium which is responsible for the 

disease Brucellosis.  This class covers Brucella Abortus (which infects humans 

and cattle), Brucella Melitensis (which infects sheep, goats, and humans), and 

Brucella Suis (which infects pigs).</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BurkholderiaMallei">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Mammal" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Glanders" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes the disease Glanders.  

It is transmitted to humans by direct contact with infected animals.  The bacteria enter 

the body through the skin and the mucosal surfaces of the eyes and nose.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "BurkholderiaPseudomallei">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Mammal" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Melioidosis" />

<rdfs:comment>Formerly known as Pseudomonas Pseudomallei, this 

is the Bacterium that causes Melioidosis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "CSGas">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#IncapacitatingAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Known as tear or pepper gas, often used by paramilitary 

and police to control unruly crowds, the gas can cause temporary blindness and 

tearing.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ChemicalAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BiochemicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#CompoundSubstance"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BiologicallyActiveSubstance"/>

<rdfs:comment>Synthetic compounds that are not an analogue 

of anything occurring naturally and that can result in serious burns, paralysis, 

and death to Organisms.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ChemicalWeapon">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BiochemicalWeapon"/>

<rdfs:comment>Weapons that damage or destroy Organisms by means 

of a ChemicalAgent.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ChlamydiaPsittaci">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Psittacosis" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Bird" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes Psittacosis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ChlorineGas">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ChokingAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A poisonous gas.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Chloropicrin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ChokingAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Gastroenteritis" />

<rdfs:comment>Poisonous gas which has effects similar to 

tear gas.  If ingested, the gas causes gastroenteritis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ChokingAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ChemicalAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<rdfs:comment>ChemicalAgents designed to cause the lungs to fill 

with fluid, which can result in the victim choking to death.  ChokingAgents are 

heavy gases that are less effective than other ChemicalAgents because they can be 

easily dissipated by a slight wind.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Ciprofloxacin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#OralAntibiotic"/>

<rdfs:comment>An OralAntibiotic that is often used to prevent 

complications from AquiredImmunoDeficiencySyndrome.  Recommended for prevention 

of inhalational Anthrax in subjects who may have been exposed to aeresolized 

BacillusAnthracis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ClostridiumBotulinum">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<secretesToxin rdf:resource = "#BotulinumToxin" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that produces 

BotulinumToxin.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ClostridiumPerfringens">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<secretesToxin rdf:resource = "#EpsilonToxin" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<rdfs:comment>Bacterium often found in the 

intestines of Animals.  Ingesting this Bacterium can result in 

Perfringens food poisoning, which can attack internal organs and lead 

to gangrene.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ClostridiumTetani">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Tetanus" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes the disease Tetanus.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "CoccidiodesPosadasii">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#FungalAgent"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#LifeThreateningAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#RiftValleyFever" />

<rdfs:comment>A recently discovered Fungus that is related to 

CoccidioidesImmitis and that also causes RiftValleyFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "CoccidioidesImmitis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#FungalAgent"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#LifeThreateningAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#RiftValleyFever" />

<rdfs:comment>A Fungus that causes RiftValleyFever, 

an illness whose symptoms include fever, chills, and coughing and which may 

result in death.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Conotoxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#CompoundSubstance"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BodySubstance"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Mollusk" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#ParalyticShellfishPoisoning" />

<rdfs:comment>A class of neurotoxins that are produced by the Pacific cone 

snails.  The lethality of these toxins varies widely, and it would be impractical to 

manufacture them on a large scale.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "CorynebacteriumDiphtheriae">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Diphtheria" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that secretes a Toxin 

that causes Diphtheria.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "CoxiellaBurnetii">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#RickettsialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#QFever" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes QFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "CrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFeverVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Arachnid" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#CrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFever" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes CrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "CyanogenChloride">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BloodAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Used in mining and metalurgy, it is very 

similar to HydrogenCyanide.  However, it is less volatile than HydrogenCyanide, 

and its effects on the eyes, respiratory tract, and lungs is similar to Phosgene 

and ChorineGas.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "DeliveringWeaponOfMassDestruction">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Making"/>

<rdfs:comment>Integrating a WeaponOfMassDestruction 

with a conventional weapon, so that the former can be delivered to its target.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "DengueFeverVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Insect" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#DengueFever" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#DengueHemorrhagicFever" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<rdfs:comment>Any of four related but distinct virus serotypes that are 

carried by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito and that can cause DengueFever and 

DengueHemorrhagicFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "DeployingWeaponOfMassDestruction">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#IntentionalProcess"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Putting"/>

<rdfs:comment>Positioning a chemical, biological

or radioactive weapon for the purpose of bringing about harm of some kind.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "DevelopingWeaponOfMassDestruction">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Making"/>

<rdfs:comment>Making instances of 

WeaponOfMassDestruction.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Diacetoxyscirpenol">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Mycotoxin"/>

<rdfs:comment>A Micotoxin that is found in grains and products 

made from grains.  Symptoms include diarrhea, necrotic lesions, and hemorrhaging.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Diphosgene">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ChokingAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A poisonous gas that irritates the lungs and that is 

similar to Phosgene.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "DismantlingWeaponOfMassDestruction">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#IntentionalProcess"/>

<rdfs:comment>Dismantling a Weapon of Mass 

Destruction, i.e. destroying the weapon or removing it from active deployment.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Doxycycline">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#OralAntibiotic"/>

<rdfs:comment>An OralAntibiotic that is used to treat a wide variety 

of BacterialDiseases, including traveler's diarrhea.  Recommended for prevention of 

inhalational Anthrax in subjects who may have been exposed to aeresolized 

BacillusAnthracis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "EasternEquineEncephalitisVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Insect" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#EasternEquineEncephalitis" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes 

EasternEquineEncephalitis.  Mosquitoes carry this virus, which is then transmitted 

to humans, when the insects bite them.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "EbolaVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#EbolaHemorrhagicFever" />

<rdfs:comment>A Virus that causes a form of hemorrhagic fever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "EpsilonToxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BodySubstance"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<rdfs:comment>A Toxin produced by the bacterium 

ClostridiumPerfringens that causes a mild form of food poisoning 

that lasts one to two days.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "EscherichiaColi0157H7">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<rdfs:comment>One of hundreds of strains of the Escherichia Coli 

Bacterium.  This strain lives in the intestines of healthy cattle, but it can cause 

severe illness when ingested by humans.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "FlexalVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A Virus that that is responsible for a hemorrhagic fever found in 

South America.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "FootAndMouthVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A Virus that is smaller than YellowFeverVirus.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "FrancisellaTularensis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Rodent" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Arachnid" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Tularemia" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes the disease 

Tularemia.  Also known as Pasturella Tularensis.  The Bacterium has two strains, 

Jellison type A (F. tularensis biovar tularensis) and type B strains (F tularensis 

biovar palaearctica), and it is infectious with a dose as small as 50 cells per 

milliliter.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "FungalAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ToxicOrganism"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Fungus"/>

<rdfs:comment>Any BiologicalAgent that is also a Fungus.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "GF">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#GSeriesNerveAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>One of the G-series nerve agents.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "GSeriesNerveAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#NerveAgent"/>

<sumo:disjoint rdf:resource = "#VSeriesNerveAgent" />

<rdfs:comment>Earliest sort of NerveAgent (developed 

in the 1930's).  This subclass of NerveAgents tends to be less 

persistent, more volatile, and less toxic than VSeriesNerveAgents, 

which were developed later.  GSeriesNerveAgents include Tabun, 

Sarin, and Soman.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "GeneticallyEngineeredOrganism">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Organism"/>

<rdfs:comment>The class of Organisms that 

are not found originally in nature, but are produced in a laboratory by 

manipulating the genes of naturally occurring organisms.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "GiardiaLamblia">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Gastroenteritis" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Rodent" />

<rdfs:comment>A Bacterium that causes Gastroenteritis.  It is 

present in many streams and lakes, and it is carried by beavers and other animals.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "GuanaritoVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#VenezuelanHemorrhagicFever" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes VenezuelanHemorrhagicFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "HIVVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#SexualReproduction" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#AquiredImmunoDeficiencySyndrome" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes AquiredImmunoDeficiencySyndrome.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "HemorrhagicFever">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A severe syndrome that affects multiple organs of 

the body.  Typically, the vascular system is damaged, and the body's ability to regulate 

itself is impaired.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "HendraVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A Virus found in Australia and Papua New Guinea that 

infects humans and horses.  The natural host of the virus appears to be fruit bats.  

Not much is known about the disease caused by the HendraVirus, but it seems to begin 

with fever and then progress to drowsiness and coma.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Hepatitis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A class of ViralDiseases that attack the liver.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "HepatitisAVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#HepatitisA" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes HepatitisA.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "HepatitisBVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#HepatitisB" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes HepatitisB.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "HepatitisCVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#HepatitisC" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes HepatitisC.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "HepatitisVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Viruses that cause Hepatitis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "HerpesBVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Monkey" />

<rdfs:comment>A virus which is carried by Macaque monkeys and 

which does not harm these primates, but which causes the very serious HerpesB 

disease in humans.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "HydrogenCyanide">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BloodAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A ChemicalAgent that was widely used by the 

Nazis in extermination camps.  A low dose can cause headache, disorientation, 

and vomiting, while a high dose can rapidly result in respiratory and/or cardiac 

arrest.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "IncapacitatingAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ChemicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>ChemicalAgents that are designed to cause 

temporary disability in victims.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "InfectiousDisease">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#DiseaseOrSyndrome"/>

<rdfs:comment>Any disease caused by Microorganisms.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Influenza">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralDisease"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>A contagious disease caused by a large number of Viruses.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "JapaneseEncephalitisVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Insect" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#JapaneseEncephalitis" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes JapaneseEncephalitis.  

Mosquitoes in agricultural areas of Asia carry this virus, which is then transmitted to 

humans, when the insects bite them.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "JuninVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Rodent" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#ArgentinianHemorrhagicFever" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<rdfs:comment>This Virus derives its name from the Junin area of Argentina, 

where occurrences have so far been restricted.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Keflex">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#OralAntibiotic"/>

<rdfs:comment>A cephalosporin for treating bacterial infections.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "KyasanurForestDiseaseVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#TickBorneEncephalitisVirus"/>

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that carries KyasanurForestDisease.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "LaCrosseVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Insect" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Rodent" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#LaCrosseEncephalitis" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes LaCrossEncephalitis.  It is 

carried by the Aedes Triseriatus mosquito, as well as various woodlands rodents.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "LassaVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#LassaFever" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Touching" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Rodent" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes LassaFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Legionella">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Legionellosis" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes Legionellosis, which is known 

as LegionnairesDisease (when it infects the lungs) and PontiacFever (when it doesn't 

affect the lungs).</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Lewisite">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BlisterAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Besides being a BlisterAgent, Lewisite causes 

systemic poisoning.  Its symptoms include pulmonary edema, diarrhea, reduced 

body temperature and blood pressure.  When large quantities of Lewisite are 

inhaled, it can cause death in as little as 10 minutes.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "LifeThreateningAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BiochemicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A BiochemicalAgent that has been observed 

to cause the death of Humans.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "LifeThreateningDisease">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#DiseaseOrSyndrome"/>

<rdfs:comment>A DiseaseOrSyndrome that has been observed 

to cause the death of Humans.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "MachupoVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Rodent" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#BolivianHemorrhagicFever" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes BolivianHemorrhagicFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "MalarialPlasmodium">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ToxicOrganism"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Microorganism"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Insect" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<rdfs:comment>Any of four strains of Plasmodium that are known 

to cause Malaria.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "MarburgVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#MarburgDisease" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes MarburgDisease.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Mixomatosis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<sumo:relatedInternalConcept rdf:resource = "#VariolaMajor" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Rodent" />

<rdfs:comment>A Virus that is infectious to rabbits and may 

cause blindness and death in these Rodents.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "MonkeypoxVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Monkeypox" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Mammal" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes Monkeypox.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "MustardGas">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BlisterAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A BlisterAgent that was commonly used in World War I 

to incapacitate troops.  It is chemically stable, persistent, and is capable of 

attacking the eyes, the skin, and the respiratory tract.  There is no accepted 

treatment or preventive measure for MustardGas.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "MycobacteriumTuberculosis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Tuberculosis" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes Tuberculosis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Mycotoxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BodySubstance"/>

<rdfs:comment>A Toxin that is produced by a FungalAgent.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "NeisseriaGonorrhoeae">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Gonorrhea" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes Gonorrhea.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "NerveAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ChemicalAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Paralysis" />

<rdfs:comment>These ChemicalAgents are easily absorbed into 

the mucous membranes of humans and inactivate the essential enzyme 

acetylcholinesterase, bringing about paralysis of the respiratory and central 

nervous systems.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "NipahVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Closely related to HendraVirus.  Like the HendraVirus, 

the natural host of NipahVirus appears to be fruit bats.  Not much is known about 

the disease, but its symptoms include high fever, muscle pain, and eventually 

encephalitis, convulsions, and coma.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "NitrogenMustardGas">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#MustardGas"/>

<rdfs:comment>A kind of mustard gas.  Also known as HN.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "NuclearWeapon">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#RadioactiveWeapon"/>

<rdfs:comment>RadioactiveWeapons whose destructive power is 

achieved through nuclear energy.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "NuclearWeaponProductionFacility">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#WMDWeaponsProductionFacility"/>

<rdfs:comment>Facilities where NuclearWeapons 

are built.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "NuclearWeaponResearchFacility">

<rdfs:comment>Research facilities that perform 

research on technology related to NuclearWeapons.</rdfs:comment>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#WMDWeaponsResearchFacility"/>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "OralAntibiotic">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Antibiotic"/>

<rdfs:comment>An Antibiotic that is administered orally, 

e.g. Penicillin.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Penicillin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#OralAntibiotic"/>

<rdfs:comment>An ingestible antibiotic which kills many kinds of 

bacteria.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Phosgene">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ChokingAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A colorless, extremely toxic gas.  It is regarded as the 

most dangerous of the ChemicalAgents.  Deaths resulting from exposure to this 

ChemicalAgent generally occur in 24 to 48 hours.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "PhosgeneOxime">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BlisterAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>One of the most painful and destructive chemical 

compounds in existence.  Recovery from this ChemicalAgent requires one to 

three months.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "PlasmodiumFalciparum">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#MalarialPlasmodium"/>

<rdfs:comment>One of four strains of Plasmodium that are known to 

cause Malaria.  It can cause severe anemia and kidney failure or it can constrict small 

blood vessels and cause cerebral malaria.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "PyridostigmineBromide">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BiologicallyActiveSubstance"/>

<rdfs:comment>A substance that has been shown to protect lower 

primates from the lethal effects of Soman.  Although there is no proof that it does 

the same for humans, it was administered to soldiers in the Gulf War.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "RadioactiveWeapon">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#WeaponOfMassDestruction"/>

<rdfs:comment>A WeaponOfMassDestruction which 

achieves its effect through radiactivity, either by an explosion resulting 

from nuclear fission or by a conventional explosive device that scatters 

radioactive debris.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "RadiologicalWeapon">

<rdfs:comment>Weapons which are designed to spread 

radioactive particles over a large area by means of a conventional 

exposive device rather than a nuclear reaction.  These weapons are often 

referred to as 'dirty bombs'.</rdfs:comment>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#RadioactiveWeapon"/>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ResearchingWeaponOfMassDestruction">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Investigating"/>

<rdfs:comment>Conducting research on the development 

of Weapons of Mass Destruction.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "RicinToxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Protein"/>

<rdfs:comment>An extremely toxic protein found in the castor 

bean plant (ricinus communis).  It is 200 times more toxic than cyanide, 

and it has no known antidote, and it causes vomiting, high fever, weakness, 

and death.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "RickettsiaProwazekii">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#RickettsialAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Arthropod" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#LouseBorneTyphus" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes LouseBorneTyphus.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "RickettsiaRickettsii">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#RickettsialAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Arthropod" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#RockyMountainSpottedFever" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes 

RockyMountainSpottedFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "RickettsialAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Mammal" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Arthropod" />

<rdfs:comment>BiologicalAgents that are rickettsial 

organisms, i.e. gram-negative bacteria that infect mammals and arthropods.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "RiftValleyFever">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<diseaseMortality>0.01</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>A ViralDisease that causes chills, bleeding, 

and stupor.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Rotavirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#RotavirusGastroenteritis" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<rdfs:comment>There are three types of Rotavirus:  Group A, Group B, 

and Group C.  They cause an acute form of gastroenteritis, known as RotavirusGastroenteritis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "SabiaVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#BrazilianHemorrhagicFever" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes BrazilianHemorrhagicFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "SaintLouisEncephalitisVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Bird" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Insect" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#SaintLouisEncephalitis" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes SaintLouisEncephalitis.  

Mosquitoes carry this virus, which is then transmitted to humans, when the insects bite them.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "SalmonellaPartyphi">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Causes a less severe illness than SalmonellaTyphimurium.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "SalmonellaTyphi">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#TyphoidFever" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes TyphoidFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "SalmonellaTyphimurium">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Gastroenteritis" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>A bacterium that can cause death in young, 

elderly or immunodeficient people.  It appears in the stool of infected people.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Sarin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#GSeriesNerveAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Also known as GB, one of the G-series nerve agents.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Saxitoxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#CompoundSubstance"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BodySubstance"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Mollusk" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#ParalyticShellfishPoisoning" />

<rdfs:comment>A class of chemically related neurotoxins that are produced 

by marine dinoflagellates and carried by Mollusks.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "SerratiaMarcenscens">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#LifeThreateningAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>A Bacterium that can cause death in infected 

Humans.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ShigaToxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:comment>The Toxin produced by the Bacterium ShigellaDysenteriae.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ShigellaDysenteriae">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<secretesToxin rdf:resource = "#ShigaToxin" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<rdfs:comment>Causes severe dysentery (even when as little as 

100 bacteria are ingested).  This form of dysentery results in death in 10-20 percent 

of infections.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Soman">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#GSeriesNerveAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Also known as GD, one of the G-series nerve agents.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "StaphylococcalEnterotoxinB">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#LifeThreateningAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Breathing" />

<rdfs:comment>A common cause of food poisoning.  It has 

been studied as a BiologicalAgent, because it is stable, can be converted to aerosol 

form, and can be lethal when inhaled.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "StaphyylococcusAureus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<secretesToxin rdf:resource = "#StaphylococcalEnterotoxinB" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>A bacterium that secretes StaphylococcalEnterotoxicB.  

It causes chills, headache, muscle pain, coughing (which may last for weeks), and sudden 

fever of up to 106 degrees (which may last for days).  It occasionally causes nausea, 

vomiting, and diarrhea.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "StockpilingWeaponOfMassDestruction">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Manufacture"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#DevelopingWeaponOfMassDestruction"/>

<rdfs:comment>Manufacturing a significant quantity 

of instances of a WeaponOfMassDestruction, i.e. the weapons are not produced at the 

scale of a single laboratory or a pilot program.  These weapons may or may not be deployed 

(see DeployingWeaponOfMassDestruction).</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "StreptococcusA">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#StrepThroat" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#ScarletFever" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#NecrotizingFaciitis" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes strep throat, scarlet fever, 

and necrotizing faciitis (flesh-eating bacteria).</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "SulphurMustardGas">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#MustardGas"/>

<rdfs:comment>A kind of mustard gas.  Also known as Yperite 

and HD.  This is regarded b some as the most effective BlisterAgent because it 

is persistent.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "T2Toxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Mycotoxin"/>

<rdfs:comment>A Micotoxin that is found in grains and products 

made from grains.  Symptoms include diarrhea, necrotic lesions, and hemorrhaging.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Tabun">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#GSeriesNerveAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Also known as GA, one of the G-series nerve agents.  It 

is about half as toxic as Sarin, but it is more irritating to the eyes than 

Sarin.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Tetrodotoxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Toxin"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#CompoundSubstance"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BodySubstance"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#ParalyticShellfishPoisoning" />

<rdfs:comment>A Toxin produced by the pufferfish and several other (widely varying) 

species.  The initial symptoms include numbness in the lips and tongue, which spreads 

throughout the body.  The next phase of the poisoning is paralysis, which again spreads 

throughout the body.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "TickBorneEncephalitis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralDisease"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>Any of various forms of encephalitis that are 

carried by ticks.  The diseases have three phases.  The first consists of flu-like 

symptoms, the second is asymptomatic, and the third involves the central nervous 

system.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "TickBorneEncephalitisVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#LifeThreateningAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Arachnid" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<rdfs:comment>Any Virus whose host is a tick and which 

carries an instance of TickBorneEncephalitis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "TopicalAntibiotic">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#Antibiotic"/>

<rdfs:comment>An Antibiotic that is administered topically, 

e.g. Bacitracin.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ToxicOrganism">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Organism"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BiologicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>The Class of Organisms which are 

poisonous to other Organisms.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Toxin">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BiologicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BiologicallyActiveSubstance"/>

<rdfs:comment>BiologicalAgents that are a toxic 

BiologicallyActiveSubstance produced by an Organism or 

that are the synthetic analogue of a toxic BiologicallyActiveSubstance 

produced by an Organism.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "TyphoidFever">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>A life-threatening disease that is caused by 

SalmonellaTyphi.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "VSeriesNerveAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#NerveAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>More advanced sort of NerveAgent 

(developed in the 1950's).  This subclass of NerveAgents tends to be 

more persistent and toxic than GSeriesNerveAgents, which were developed 

earlier.  VSeriesNerveAgents include VE, VG, VM, VS, and VX.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "VX">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#VSeriesNerveAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>One of the V-series nerve agents.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "VaccinatableDisease">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#InfectiousDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A disease for which there is an effective 

vaccine for Humans.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "VariolaMajor">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Smallpox" />

<rdfs:comment>A Virus that causes Smallpox.  Also known 

as the smallpox virus.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "VariolaMinor">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Smallpox" />

<rdfs:comment>A Virus that causes Smallpox.  Also known 

as Alastrim.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "VenezuelanEquineEncephalitis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralDisease"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<diseaseMortality>0.01</diseaseMortality>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>Also known as Venezuelan equine 

encephalomyelitis.  Caused by any one of eight distinct Viruses.  Symptoms of 

the disease include severe headache, high fever (up to 105 degrees), sensitivity 

to light (photophobia), nausea, coughing, and diarrhea.  The disease results in 

central nervous system infection in 1 of 25 children.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "VenezuelanEquineEncephalitisVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#VenezuelanEquineEncephalitis" />

<rdfs:comment>The Virus that causes 

VenezuelanEquineEncephalitis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "VibrioCholera">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Ingesting" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Cholera" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that is responsible for Cholera.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ViralAgent">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ToxicOrganism"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Virus"/>

<rdfs:comment>BiologicalAgents that are also a Virus.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "ViralDisease">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#InfectiousDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A disease that is caused by instances of 

Virus.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "Vollum1B">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#AerosolizedBacillusAnthracis"/>

<rdfs:comment>A highly lethal, weaponized form of BacillusAnthracis 

developed by the United States government.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "WMDWeaponsProductionFacility">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#StationaryArtifact"/>

<rdfs:comment>Facilities where instances of 

WeaponOfMassDestruction are built.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "WMDWeaponsResearchFacility">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#StationaryArtifact"/>

<rdfs:comment>Facilities where research on 

instances of WeaponOfMassDestruction is performed.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "WeaponOfMassDestruction">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Weapon"/>

<rdfs:comment>Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.  

What these weapons have in common is that they are designed to kill large numbers 

of people indiscriminately.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "WestNileVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Insect" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#WestNileFever" />

<biochemicalAgentDelivery rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Poking" />

<rdfs:comment>A flavivirus that causes WestNileFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "YellowFeverVirus">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#ViralAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#YellowSkin" />

<rdfs:comment>A Virus that can result in chills, fever, stomach 

bleeding, and YellowSkin.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "YersiniaPestis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#LifeThreateningAgent"/>

<biochemicalAgentSyndrome rdf:resource = "#Plague" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Rodent" />

<biologicalAgentCarrier rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Insect" />

<rdfs:comment>The Bacterium that causes Plague.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<rdfs:Class rdf:ID= "YersiniaPseudotuberculosis">

<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource ="#BacterialAgent"/>

<rdfs:comment>Causes a disease whose symptoms include 

diarrhea, fever, headache, skin ulcers, and post-infectious arthritis.</rdfs:comment>

</rdfs:Class>



<owl:ObjectProperty   rdf:ID= "biochemicalAgentDelivery">

<rdfs:comment>(biochemicalAgentDelivery ?AGENT ?PROCESS) 

means that the Process ?PROCESS is capable of infecting an organism with the 

BiochemicalAgent ?AGENT when the organism is the experiencer and the ?AGENT the 

patient of an instance of ?PROCESS.</rdfs:comment>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BinaryPredicate"/>

<rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#BiochemicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:range rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Process"/>

</owl:ObjectProperty>



<owl:ObjectProperty   rdf:ID= "biochemicalAgentSyndrome">

<rdfs:comment>Relates a subclass of BiochemicalAgent 

to a DiseaseOrSyndrome that is caused by or often associated with the 

BiochemicalAgent.</rdfs:comment>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BinaryPredicate"/>

<rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#BiochemicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:range rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#DiseaseOrSyndrome"/>

</owl:ObjectProperty>



<owl:ObjectProperty   rdf:ID= "biologicalAgentCarrier">

<rdfs:comment>(biologicalAgentCarrier ?AGENT ?ORGANISM) 

means that the subclass of Organism ?ORGANISM is a carrier of the subclass of 

BiologicalAgent ?AGENT.</rdfs:comment>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BinaryPredicate"/>

<rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#BiologicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:range rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Organism"/>

</owl:ObjectProperty>



<owl:DatatypeProperty  rdf:ID= "diseaseMortality">

<rdfs:comment>(diseaseMortality ?DISEASE ?NUMBER) means 

that DiseaseOrSyndrome ?DISEASE has a Mortality rate of ?NUMBER.</rdfs:comment>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BinaryPredicate"/>

<rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#DiseaseOrSyndrome"/>

<rdfs:range rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#RealNumber"/>

</owl:DatatypeProperty>



<owl:ObjectProperty   rdf:ID= "diseaseSymptom">

<rdfs:comment>(diseaseSymptom ?DISEASE ?SYMPTOM) means that 

DiseaseOrSyndrome ?DISEASE is often associated with the DiseaseOrSyndrome 

?SYMPTOM, i.e. an Organism which suffers from ?DISEASE is more likely to 

suffer from ?SYMPTOM than one which does not.</rdfs:comment>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BinaryPredicate"/>

<rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#DiseaseOrSyndrome"/>

<rdfs:range rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#DiseaseOrSyndrome"/>

</owl:ObjectProperty>



<owl:ObjectProperty   rdf:ID= "effectiveDose">

<rdfs:comment>(effectiveDose ?AGENT ?QUANTITY) means that 

?QUANTITY is the effective dose, or ED50, for the BiochemicalAgent ?AGENT.  

This is the dose that would incapacitate 50% of the exposed human population.  

Note that ?QUANTITY is generally expressed in micrograms per kilogram (mcg/kg).</rdfs:comment>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BinaryPredicate"/>

<rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#BiochemicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:range rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#FunctionQuantity"/>

</owl:ObjectProperty>



<owl:ObjectProperty   rdf:ID= "lethalDose">

<rdfs:comment>(lethalDose ?AGENT ?QUANTITY) means that ?QUANTITY 

is the lethal dose, or LD50, for the BiochemicalAgent ?AGENT.  This is the dose 

that would result in death for 50% of the exposed human population.  Note that 

?QUANTITY is generally expressed in micrograms per kilogram (mcg/kg).</rdfs:comment>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BinaryPredicate"/>

<rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#BiochemicalAgent"/>

<rdfs:range rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#FunctionQuantity"/>

<sumo:relatedInternalConcept rdf:resource = "#effectiveDose" />

</owl:ObjectProperty>



<owl:ObjectProperty   rdf:ID= "secretesToxin">

<rdfs:comment>(secretesToxin ?ORGANISM ?TOXIN) means that the 

subclass of Organism ?ORGANISM produces the subclass of Toxin ?TOXIN.</rdfs:comment>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BinaryPredicate"/>

<rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#Organism"/>

<rdfs:range rdf:resource = "#Toxin"/>

</owl:ObjectProperty>



<owl:ObjectProperty   rdf:ID= "sideEffect">

<rdfs:comment>A predicate that is used to specify a side effect of a 

substance used in a medical treatment.  (sideEffect ?SUBSTANCE ?SYNDROME) means 

that the BiologicallyActiveSubstance ?SUBSTANCE has the side effect ?SYNDROME.</rdfs:comment>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BinaryPredicate"/>

<rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#BiologicallyActiveSubstance"/>

<rdfs:range rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#DiseaseOrSyndrome"/>

</owl:ObjectProperty>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Aflatoxicosis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>The disease has rarely been observed in humans, but it 

can cause severe damage to the liver, including cirrhosis and liver cancer, in a large 

number of animal species.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Anthrax">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>The disease caused by BacillusAnthracis.  Victims of 

the disease may experience a brief, apparent recovery before death.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "ArgentinianHemorrhagicFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#HemorrhagicFever"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>Symptoms of the disease are flu-like in the initial 

stages.  As the disease progresses, symptoms include bleeding from the nose and gums and blood 

spots.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "BolivianHemorrhagicFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#HemorrhagicFever"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>Symptoms of the disease are flu-like in the initial 

stages.  As the disease progresses, symptoms include bleeding from the nose and gums and blood 

spots.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Botulism">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Paralysis" />

<rdfs:comment>A paralytic disease caused by BotulinumToxin, 

a Toxin produced by the bacterium ClostridiumBotulinum.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "BrazilianHemorrhagicFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#HemorrhagicFever"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>Symptoms of the disease are flu-like in the initial 

stages.  As the disease progresses, symptoms include bleeding from the nose and gums and blood 

spots.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Brucellosis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>Infectious disease caused by BrucellaBacterium.  It is 

also known as undulant fever and malta fever, depending on the strain of 

BrucellaBacterium that is reponsible for the infection.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "BubonicPlague">

<sumo:subAttribute rdf:resource = "#Plague" />

<rdfs:comment>A variant of the Plague which results in large 

swellings, called buboes.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Cholera">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A diarrheal disease that is caused by a Toxin secreted by the 

Bacterium VibrioCholera.  Death may result from severe dehydration caused by the 

disease.  There is little if any fever and abdominal pain with this illness.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "CrimeanCongoHemorrhagicFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#HemorrhagicFever"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<diseaseMortality>0.3</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>A widespread disease which was initially identified 

in the Crimea and the Congo, which accounts for its name.  The disease has a high mortality rate 

for humans, but infection of humans occurs infrequently.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "DengueFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<sumo:relatedInternalConcept rdf:resource = "#DengueHemorrhagicFever" />

<rdfs:comment>The less serious disease caused by the DengueFeverVirus.  

Symptoms include fever and severe headache.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "DengueHemorrhagicFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#HemorrhagicFever"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseMortality>0.05</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>The more serious disease caused by the and

%DengueFeverVirus.  Symptoms include bleeding from the nose, mouth, and gums, and 

excessive thirst and difficulty breathing.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Diphtheria">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>The disease can infect almost any mucous membrane.  It causes 

fever, chills, headache, and nausea.  In severe cases it may affect heart rhythm and motor 

coordination.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "EasternEquineEncephalitis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>In mile cases, symptoms are flu-like.  In 

more severe cases, the disease may result in encephalitis, coma, and death.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "EbolaHemorrhagicFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#HemorrhagicFever"/>

<rdfs:comment>A very serious HemorrhagicFever, which often results 

in death.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Fever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#DiseaseOrSyndrome"/>

<rdfs:comment>Having a body temperature which is (significantly) greater 

than 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.  This syndrome is often associated with dehydration 

and chills.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Gastroenteritis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#DiseaseOrSyndrome"/>

<rdfs:comment>Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, i.e. 

the stomach and small and large intestines.  The symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, 

and abdominal pain.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Glanders">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>A disease caused by BurkholderiaMallei.  Primary symptoms 

of Glanders include fever, muscle aches, chest pain, muscle tightness, and headache.  

Additional symptoms include tearing of the eyes, light sensitivity, and diarrhea.  

There is no vaccine for this disease.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Gonorrhea">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A disease caused by the bacterium NeisseriaGonorrhoeae.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "HepatitisA">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>A disease that attacks the liver and causes jaundice as 

well as flu-like symptoms.  There is no chronic infection with this disease, and 

anyone who has recovered from it will have life-time immunity to the disease.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "HepatitisB">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>Like other forms of hepatitis, HepatitisB attacks the 

liver of the victim.  The disease may result in death from chronic liver disease.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "HepatitisC">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>Like other forms of hepatitis, HepatitisC attacks the 

liver of the victim.  The disease often results in chronic infection and chronic 

liver disease, although the mortality rate of this disease is lower than that of 

HepatitisB.  Most cases of HepatitisC are due to injections of illegal drugs.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "HerpesB">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseMortality>0.7</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>The disease caused by HerpesBVirus.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "InhalationalAnthrax">

<sumo:subAttribute rdf:resource = "#Anthrax" />

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>Almost 100% fatal if left untreated for more 

than 24 hours.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "JapaneseEncephalitis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<diseaseMortality>0.30</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>Most people who are infected with this disease 

will suffer only mild symptoms.  However, in severe cases, the disease attacks the 

central nervous system and may result in death.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "KyasanurForestDisease">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#TickBorneEncephalitis"/>

<rdfs:comment>A tick-borne encephalitis that is largely restricted 

to the Shimoga and Kanara district of Karnataka, India.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "LaCrosseEncephalitis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<diseaseMortality>0.01</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>Encephalitis caused by the LaCrosseVirus.  In its 

most severe cases, the disease may result in seizure and/or coma, but most infections are 

relatively mild.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "LassaFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<diseaseMortality>0.01</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>A viral, rodent-carried disease found in West Africa.  The 

symptoms of the disease are wide-ranging and can be life-threatening.  The disease can 

lead to permanent neurological problems, including deafness.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Legionellosis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>The disease caused by the Bacterium Legionella.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "LegionnairesDisease">

<sumo:subAttribute rdf:resource = "#Legionellosis" />

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseMortality>0.125</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>The most severe form of Legionellosis.  It is 

characterized by pneumonia.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "LouseBorneTyphus">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>The only rickettsial disease which is capable of causing 

widespread human epidemics.  The initial symptoms of the disease are flu-like, but on the 

fifth or sixth day of infection a macular eruption appears on the upper trunk of the body 

and then spreads to the rest of the body.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Malaria">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#InfectiousDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>A disease that destroys red blood cells.  It is caused by a 

Microorganism (see MalarialPlasmodium) that is carried by the Anopheles Gambiae 

mosquito.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "MarburgDisease">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseMortality>0.25</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>Extremely serious disease caused by the MarburgVirus.  

Symptoms include high fever, myalgias, vomiting, and diarrhea.  Typically involves major 

organs, including the central nervous system.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Melioidosis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>Also known as Whitmore's disease, it is similar to Glanders.  

Unlike Glanders, however, the disease is found predominantly in Southeast Asia.  The 

disease may be a localized infection or it may involve the bloodstream, the lungs or other 

organs of the body.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Monkeypox">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A viral disease that is very similar to Smallpox.  It is 

seen sporadically in parts of Africa.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "NecrotizingFaciitis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A BacterialDisease caused by StreptococcusA where 

the Bacterium rapidly attacks soft tissue.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Paralysis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/SUMO.owl#DiseaseOrSyndrome"/>

<rdfs:comment>The syndrome where some or all of an Animal's muscles 

cannot be moved voluntarily.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "ParalyticShellfishPoisoning">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Paralysis" />

<rdfs:comment>A very serious disease requiring immediate 

medical attention.  There is no vaccine for this disease.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Pertussis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>The BacterialDisease caused by BordetellaPertussis.  Its 

symptoms include severe coughing (hence the colloquial name of whooping cough) and 

flu-like symptoms.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Plague">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>The disease caused by the Bacterium YersiniaPestis.  

Plague has two forms depending on the location of the infection within the 

body, BubonicPlague and PneumonicPlague.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "PneumonicPlague">

<sumo:subAttribute rdf:resource = "#Plague" />

<rdfs:comment>Also known as pulmonary plague, a variant 

of the Plague which attacks the lungs and is spread between humans by oral 

bodily fluids.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "PontiacFever">

<sumo:subAttribute rdf:resource = "#Legionellosis" />

<rdfs:comment>A flu-like illness which is caused by Legionella, but 

which does not involve pneumonia.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Psittacosis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A serious disease caused by ChlamydiaPsittaci that 

affects both birds and humans.  In humans the symptoms include fever, chills, headache, 

muscle aches, and a dry cough.  The disease may give rise to pneumonia in extreme cases.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "QFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<diseaseMortality>0.01</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>A disease caused by the rickettsia CoxiellaBurnetii.  Causes 

headache, chills, coughing, hallucinations, fever up to 104 degrees, facial pain, speech 

impairment, heart inflammation and congestive heart failure.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "RockyMountainSpottedFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseMortality>0.04</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>A very serious disease that is 

caused RickettsiaRickettsii, which is carried by ticks.  The most 

distinctive symptom of the disease is a rash of black dots.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "RotavirusGastroenteritis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>A disease caused by instances of Rotavirus, 

and characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "SaintLouisEncephalitis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>In mild cases, symptoms are flu-like.  In more 

severe cases, symptoms may include disorientation, coma, tremors, hemorrhage, and 

convulsions.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "ScarletFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A serious disease that may arise if StrepThroat is left 

untreated.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Smallpox">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<diseaseMortality>0.33</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>A highly contagious and dangerous disease.  It causes blood 

loss, cardiovascular collapse, secondary infections, skin pustules, and often leaves 

survivors scarred and blinded.  Approximately 500 million people died from Smallpox 

in the nineteenth century.  The disease can live on objects for several days, and it 

incubates for twelve days before showing symptoms.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "StrepThroat">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A BacterialDisease whose symptoms include a very sore 

throat, difficulty swallowing, high fever, white spots and/or pus on or near the tonsils, 

and swollen lymph nodes.  If left untreated, StrepThroat can progress to ScarletFever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Tetanus">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>Also known as lockjaw, a BacterialDisease that affects 

the nervous system.  A subject is infected with the disease by a puncture of the 

skin that becomes infected with the ClostridiumTetani bacterium.  Symptoms of 

the disease include muscular stiffness (especially in the jaw and neck), difficulty 

swallowing, spasms, sweating, and fever.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Tuberculosis">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#VaccinatableDisease"/>

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#LifeThreateningDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A disease that usually infects the lungs and causes severe 

coughing.  In some cases it will result in hemorrhage of the lungs.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "Tularemia">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#BacterialDisease"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<diseaseMortality>0.05</diseaseMortality>

<rdfs:comment>A disease associated with fever, chills, coughing and 

Tularemia skin lesions (ulcers up to an inch wide).</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "VenezuelanHemorrhagicFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#HemorrhagicFever"/>

<diseaseSymptom rdf:resource = "#Fever" />

<rdfs:comment>Symptoms of the disease are flu-like in the initial 

stages.  As the disease progresses, symptoms include bleeding from the nose and gums and blood 

spots.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "WestNileFever">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>A flu-like disease that is caused by the WestNileVirus.  

The disease is generally not life-threatening.  However, it can be very serious if it 

progresses to West Nile Encephalitis, West Nile Meningitis or West Nile Meningoencephalitis, 

all of which are inflammations of the brain and/or spinal cord.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>



<rdf:Description rdf:ID= "YellowSkin">

<rdf:type rdf:resource = "#ViralDisease"/>

<rdfs:comment>Is caused by liver failure, which results in an accumulation 

of bile.  It is caused by YellowFeverVirus.</rdfs:comment>

</rdf:Description>





</rdf:RDF>
