bioterrorism

meaning in plain English

Using dangerous germs or poisons to scare or hurt people on purpose.

Picture a mad scientist spreading deadly germs— that's bioterrorism, terror with tiny invisible weapons.

for example

The news warned that bioterrorism could spread sickness through the water supply.

Imagine someone secretly putting a sickness into the milk at the store just to make people sick. That’s bioterrorism—using germs as a weapon to cause fear and harm.