Medical aspects of biological warfare / / senior editors, Joel Bozue, Christopher K. Cote, Pamela J. Glass
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Medical aspects of biological warfare / / senior editors, Joel Bozue, Christopher K. Cote, Pamela J. Glass
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| Pubblicazione: | Fort Sam Houston, Texas : , : Office of the Surgeon General, Borden Institute, US Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, , 2018 |
| Edizione: | [2018 edition]. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 616.9/8023 |
| Soggetto topico: | Medicine, Military |
| Biological warfare | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | BozueJoel |
| CoteChristopher K. | |
| GlassPamela J. | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Foreword by the Surgeon General -- Preface -- 1. Historical overview: from poisoned darts to pan-hazard preparedness -- 2. Epidemiology of biowarfare and bioterrorism -- 3. Food, waterborne, and agricultural diseases -- 4. Consequence management: the local and national response -- 5. Medical management of potential biological casualties: a stepwise approach -- 6. Anthrax -- 7. Brucellosis -- 8. Glanders -- 9. Melioidosis -- 10. Plague -- 11. Tularemia -- 12. Q fever -- 13. Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections as a threat to the US military health system: acinetobacter infections as a case study -- 14. Botulinum toxin -- 15. Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin -- 16. Ricin -- 17. Staphylococcal enterotoxin B and related toxins produced by staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes -- 18. Toxins from venoms and poisons -- 19. Marine algal toxins of concern as intentional contaminants -- 20. Alphavirus encephalitides -- 21. Hemorrhagic fever-causing mammarenaviruses -- 22. Henipaviruses -- 23. Filoviruses -- 24. Smallpox and related orthopox viruses -- 25. Emerging infectious diseases and future threats -- 26. Laboratory identification of threats -- 27. Medical countermeasures -- 28. Future prospects of vaccines and antibodies in biodefense -- 29. Aerobiology: history, development, and programs -- 30. Biosafety -- 31. Biological surety -- 32. Ethical issues in the development of drugs and vaccines for biodefense -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Index. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Medical aspects of biological warfare |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910714124503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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