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Bioterrorism: Prevention, Preparedness And Protection - Hardcover

 
9781600211805: Bioterrorism: Prevention, Preparedness And Protection
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1600211801 ISBN 13: 9781600211805
Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc, 2007

Synopsis

A bioterrorism attack is the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs (agents) used to cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants. These agents are typically found in nature, but it is possible that they could be changed to increase their ability to cause disease, make them resistant to current medicines, or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment. Biological agents can be spread through the air, through water, or in food. Terrorists may use biological agents because they can be extremely difficult to detect and do not cause illness for several hours to several days. Some bioterrorism agents, like the smallpox virus, can be spread from person to person and some, like anthrax, can not. This book presents new analyses on the prevention of, preparedness for and protection from.

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Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1600211801
ISBN 13 
9781600211805
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
218
Editor
Borrelli J. V.