| Description |
xxxiii, 549 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-528) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to terrorism and bioterrorism -- A clinical approach to biological, chemical, and nuclear terrorism -- Clinicians' roles in public health preparedness and emergency response -- Environmental terrorism -- Surveillance systems and bioterrorism -- Vulnerable groups: a summary of relevant concerns -- Psychological effects of the BCN threat -- Toxicology and bioterrorism -- Legal and ethical issues -- A brief history of biological weapons -- Introduction to biological agents -- Smallpox (Variola major) -- Viral hemorrhagic fevers -- Anthrax -- Plague (Yersinia pestis) -- Tularemia (Francisella tularensis) -- Introduction to biotoxins -- Botulinum toxin -- Ricin -- Category B and C and additional agents -- Introduction to chemical weapons -- A brief history of chemical weapons -- Pulmonary agents -- Vesicants or blistering agents -- Nerve and incapacitating agents -- Blood agents -- A brief history of nuclear weapons and the atomic age -- An overview of radiation physics and injury -- Introduction to nucelar and radiation weapons -- Radiologic terrorism. |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Health aspects.
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Bioterrorism.
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Bacterial Infections.
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Chemical Warfare Agents.
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Disaster Planning.
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Public Health.
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| Added Author |
Spaeth, Kenneth R.
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| ISBN |
0071440860 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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9780071440868 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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