Vesicant - Definition and Overview

Lethal Agents
Blood Agents
Cyanogen chloride
Hydrogen cyanide
Blister Agents
Lewisite
Sulfur Mustard Gas (HD and THD, HT)
Nerve Agents
G-Agents
GA (tabun), GB (sarin) GD (soman), GF (cyclosarin)
V-Agents
VE, VG, VM, VX
Pulmonary Agents
Chlorine
Phosgene
Diphosgene
Non-lethal Agents
Incapacitating Agents
BZ / Agent 15
Riot Control Agents
Pepper spray
Tear Gas

A vesicant (also known as a blister agent) is a chemical agent that causes blistering of the skin. Such compounds include mustard gas and lewisite, two chemical warfare agents.

Examples of vesicants include:

• Lewisite
• Sulfur mustards
• Nitrogen mustards
• Phosgene oxime

External Links

• [1] (http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11549)
• [2] (http://www.fpnotebook.com/ER127.htm)
• [3] (http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/vesicants/tsd.asp)