Agents of Bioterrorism: Pathogens and Their Weaponization
- ISBN-10
- 0231133464
- ISBN-13
- 9780231133463
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Authors
- Geoffrey L. Zubay, Professor Geoffrey Zubay
Description
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.
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