Zubay Agents of Bioterrorism

Pathogens and Their Weaponization
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-51813-0
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

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 Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Ausrüstung & Waffen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Moderne Kriegsführung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
List of Contributors
1. Terrorism and Fear: How to Cope
Geoffrey Zubay
2. Viral Encephalitis (Flaviviruses
Salwa Touma
3.Votulism (Clostridium botulinum)
Rian Balfour
4. Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
James Hudspeth
5. Ebola Viruses
Rohit Puskoor and Geoffrey Zubay
6. Influenza Virus
Rian Balfour
7. Hantavirus
Payal 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. Salmonella
Kira Morser, Rohit Puskoor and Geoffrey Zubay
Appendix 1. Drug Discovery and Biodefense
William Edstrom and Geoffrey Zubay
Appendix 2. The Search for Vaccines
William Edstrom
Appendix 3. Personal Biodefenses
Geoffrey Zubay
Appendix 4. Information Resources on Bioterrorism
Kathleen Kehoe
Glossary
Index

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.