Agents of Bioterrorism

出版者:Columbia Univ Pr

作者:Zubay, Geoffrey 编

页数:376

出版时间:2005-10

价格:$ 67.80

装帧:HRD

isbn号码:9780231133463

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.