The former head of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has warned that the world could be in great danger from bio-terrorism(生物恐怖主义). He said the world could face a big desaster from a virus(病毒) made by terrorists that could kill 30 million people in less than a year. Mr Gates, the richest person in the world, was speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. He said there was a “reasonable” chance that a bio-terrorist could act in the next 10 to 15 years. He added that world leaders are not prepared for such an attack. He expressed his surprise that very few leaders were even aware of it. He asked for global health security to become a major part of government discussions and policies.
Mr Gates explained, "The next epidemic has a good chance of start on a computer screen." He said a genetically engineered virus was easier to make and could kill more people than nuclear weapons, but no country on Earth is ready for this threat. He asked governments to prepare for these desasters in the same way we prepare for the war. Gates asked governments to start "germ(细菌) games" activities to prepare for a bio-terrorist attack, like many countries engage in war games. He said we needed better monitoring to find the outbreaks early and systems to quickly develop vaccines within weeks rather than years. "We need a new plant of weapons, anti-viral drugs, antibodies, vaccines and new checking methods," he said.
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