Archive for May 2022
Anthrax as a biological weapon
Anthrax makes an effective biological weapon because Bacillus anthracis forms spores that can survive for decades and which are highly resistant to antibiotics, certain forms of radiation, and extremes of temperature. These spores can be delivered in an aerosol and thus lodge in the alveoli of the lungs.Inhalational anthrax begins with flu-like symptoms one to…
Read MoreThe Cromartie Family
The majority of Cromarties in the United States trace their ancestry to William Cromartie who came to North Carolina from the Orkney Islands of Scotland in 1765 and his wife Ruhamah Doane. She was descended from Stephen Hopkins, who was stranded on Bermuda for nine months after his ship, the Sea Venture, crashed on the…
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