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Bioterrorism: guidelines for medical and public health management. Donald A Henderson, Thomas V Inglesby, Tara O'Toole (editors). (250pp). ISBN 1-57947-280-X. |
This remarkably current book should be a required information source for all clinicians, public health workers and emergency personnel. Written and assembled by leading US experts in the field, this book does the essential work of updating our knowledge about biological weapons. It offers an extraordinary compilation of cutting-edge information and analysis and gives a concise, clinical guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and containment of biological agents with the potential for use by terrorists.
Bioterrorism provides state-of-the-science discussions concerning the epidemiology, microbiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and medical management of the six potential bioterror diseases/agents (anthrax, smallpox, plague, botulinum toxin, tularemia, and haemorrhagic fever viruses) designated by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as "Category A" agents because of their potentially devastating impact on individuals and society.
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