UID:
almafu_9959327612902883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 261 pages) :
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illustrations (some color)
ISBN:
3527608133
,
9783527608133
,
3527312358
,
9783527312351
,
9783527607730
,
3527607730
,
1280723440
,
9781280723445
Content:
Meeting the acute need for a book determining the crucial elements of bioterrorism preparedness, this is a global perspective on the history and current concepts on bioterrorism, integrating the scientific, medicinal, public health and health policy strategies. The first three chapters of the book provide a historical perspective and an overview of management of all categories of potential bioterrorism agents including special issues related to the care of children. Chapters four to nine provide a thorough discussion on all Category A bioterrorism agents. The last two chapters are devoted to p.
Note:
Potential agents of bioterrorism : historical perspective and an overview / Nancy Khardori -- Bioterrorism preparedness : historical perspective and an overview / Nancy Khardori -- Care of children in the event of bioterrorism / Subhash Chaudhary -- Smallpox : virology, clinical presentation, and prevention / James M. Goodrich -- Anthrax : bacteriology, clinical presentations, and management / Nancy Khardori -- Plague: endemic, epidemic, and bioterrorism / Janak Koirala -- Botulism : toxicology, clinical presentations and management / Janak Koirala -- Tularemia : natural disease or act of terrorism / Janak Koirala -- Viral hemorrhagic fevers : differentiation of natural disease from act of bioterrorism / James M. Goodrich -- Policy priorities : smallpox, stockpiles, and surveillance / Ross D. Silverman -- Legal preparedness : the modernization of state, national, and international public health law / Ross D. Silverman.
,
English.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Bioterrorism preparedness. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2006 ISBN 3527312358
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/3527608133
