Product Description

Bioterrorism: Guidelines for Medical and Public Health Management is a credible and up-to-date new book on the recognition, diagnosis, and management of infections caused by agents used in bioterror weapons. The focus of the book is on the history, epidemiology, microbiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, vaccination, therapy, and management of six deadly forms of biological warefare. These include anthrax, smallpox, plague, botulinum toxin, and tularemia. In addition, scientific information from the recent cutaneous and inhalation anthrax outbreak will be analyzed and discussed. Each chapter is written specifically for the clinical professional by experts in each biological agent, and relevant leaders in medicine, research, government agencies, military, public health, and emergency management.

ISBN 9781579472801Edition 01Binding Paper