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BIOTERRORISM, AN ISSUE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS, 20-2

Author: By Nancy Khardori , MD

ISBN13: 9781416035107

Publisher: Elsevier

Price: 0.00
Pages: 240
Edition: Hardbound
Publish date: juni 2006

Outline:
This issue is directed to infectious disease specialist, pediatricians, emergency preparedness planners, public health specialists, and infection control officer and practitioners. It will help readers understand how their individual areas of expertise must fit together in an integrated manner for management of urgent situations. Most important are clinicians being involved in patient evaluation and clinical care delivery. Included will be: Bioterrorism and Bioterrorism Preparedness; Potential Bioterrorism Agents: Anthrax; Plague;Tularemia; Botulism; Smallpox; Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - Current Status of Endemic Disease and Strategies for Control; Category B Potential Bioterrorism Agents: Bacteria, Viruses, Toxins and Food/Waterborne Pathogens; Category C Potential Bioterrorism Agents and Emerging Pathogens; Practical Aspects of Implementation of a Bioterrorism Preparedness Program in a Hospital Setting; Microbial Forensics - Application to Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response