1. Edition - February 2006
139.- Euro
2006. XIV, 261 Pages, Hardcover
20 Fig., 31 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31235-8
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31235-1 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






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Short description
Meeting the acute need for a book determining the crucial elements of bioterrorism preparedness, this is a global perspective of the history and current concepts for bioterrorism, integrating the legal, medical, scientific and public health strategies.

From the contents
Potential Agents of Bioterrorism: Historical Perspective and an Overview
Bioterrorism Preparedness: Historical Perspective and an Overview
Care of Children in the Event of Bioterrorism
Smallpox: Virology, Clinical Presentations and Prevention
Anthrax: Bacteriology, Clinical Presentations and Management
Plague: Endemic, Epidemic and Bioterrorism
Botulism: Toxicology, Clinical Presentations and Management
Tularemia: Natural Disease versus Act of Terrorism
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: Differentiation of Natural Disease from Act of Bioterrorism
Policy Priorities: Smallpox, Stockpiles and Syndromic Surveillance
Legal Preparedness: The Modernization of State, National and International Public Health Law