Bioterrorism Preparedness.9783527312351 Bioterrorism preparedness. Ed. by Nancy Khardori. Wiley-VCH 2006 261 pages $165.00 Hardcover RC88 Writing for members of the medical, public health, and legal professions, Khardori (infectious diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. , Southern Illinois U.) and her contributors provide an overview of public health issues arising from the possibility of bioterrorism. The first two chapters describe the history of bioterrorism and review potential agents. The next chapter highlights the differences in bioterrorism related diseases in children. Six chapters then discuss the most significant public health aspects of a number of Category A agents: smallpox, anthrax anthrax (ăn`thrăks), acute infectious disease of animals that can be secondarily transmitted to humans. It is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis , plague, botulism botulism (bŏch`əlĭz'əm), acute poisoning resulting from ingestion of food containing toxins produced by the bacillus Clostridium botulinum. , tularemia tularemia (t  lərē`mēə) or rabbit fever, acute, infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis (Pasteurella tularensis). , and viral hemorrhagic fevers Noun 1. viral hemorrhagic fever - a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage . The text conclude
with a chapter on policy priorities related to smallpox and vaccine
stockpiles and one reviewing the status of relevant state, national, and
international public health law.
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