Agents of Bioterrorism - Pathogens and Their Weaponization

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-231-13346-3
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 645 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zubay, Geoffrey

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Ausrüstung & Waffen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceList of Contributors

1. Terrorism and Fear: How to CopeGeoffrey Zubay

2. Viral Encephalitis (FlavivirusesSalwa Touma

3.Votulism (Clostridium botulinum)Rian Balfour

4. Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)James Hudspeth

5. Ebola VirusesRohit Puskoor and Geoffrey Zubay

6. Influenza VirusRian Balfour

7. HantavirusPayal Shah

8. Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)Anuj Mehta

9. Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)Joseph Patrick Ward and Maria E. Garrido

10. Plague (Yersinia pestis)Barbara Chubak

11. Smallpox (Variola Virus)Rohit Puskoor and Geoffrey Zubay

12. Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)Rohit Puskoor

13. SalmonellaKira Morser, Rohit Puskoor and Geoffrey Zubay

Appendix 1. Drug Discovery and Biodefense William Edstrom and Geoffrey Zubay

Appendix 2. The Search for VaccinesWilliam Edstrom

Appendix 3. Personal BiodefensesGeoffrey Zubay

Appendix 4. Information Resources on BioterrorismKathleen Kehoe

GlossaryIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Geoffrey Zubay is professor of biology at Columbia University. He has published more than 150 research papers and several books, including Biochemistry; Genetics; and Origins of Life on the Earth and in the Cosmos.