Agents of Bioterrorism: Pathogens and Their Weaponization

ISBN-13: 9780231133470 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 376 str.

Geoffrey Zubay; Salwa Touma; Barbara Chubak

Opis

This new work offers a clear and thorough account of the threats posed by bioterrorism from the perspective of biologists. The authors examine thirteen disease-causing agents, including those responsible for anthrax, the plague, smallpox, influenza, and SARS. Each chapter considers a particular pathogen from the standpoint of its history, molecular biology, pathology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, weaponization, and defenses. The book also examines strategies for making vaccines and protecting the population in a bioterror attack.