The article is very interesting but has too much of the wrong information. I'm left wondering the following:
1. Is it the bacterium or the actual toxin that we're facing? If it is the toxin, how does it function in the body that a vaccine can work against it or is that the role of the antitoxin? Can a vaccinated person fight off the toxin? The article wasn't too clear.
2. How is it dispersed? Is it a powder, a volatile liquid, a fog of large droplets?
3. How does it enter the body? Must it be inhaled, contact mucus membranes, touch the skin?
4. How long can it remain in the 'environment' before degrading? Does it break down in sunlight, oxygen, etc? How long do surfaces remain contaminated?
I'd love for a knowledgable FReeper to fill us in.