This new work offers a clear and thorough account of the threats posed by bioterrorism from the perspective of biologists. The authors examine thirteen disease-causing agents, including those responsible for anthrax, the plague, smallpox, influenza, and SARS. Each chapter considers a particular pathogen from the standpoint of its history, molecular biology, pathology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, weaponization, and defenses. The book also examines strategies for making vaccines and protecting the population in a bioterror attack.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780231133463
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-231-13346-3
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Erscheinungstermin: 26.10.2005
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2005
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 645 g
- Seiten: 376
- Format (B x H x T): 162 x 239 x 29 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt