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: 9780231133470
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-231-13347-0
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Erscheinungstermin: 14.02.2008
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2008
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Print PDF
- Gewicht: 505 g
- Seiten: 376
- Format (B x H x T): 154 x 231 x 24 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt