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Author : Gary Null James Feast
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bioterrorism
ISBN : 1609803957
Author : Gary Null
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1583225188
In response to deepening concerns of the threat of germ warfare and bioterrorism, Germs, Biological Warfare, Vaccinations: What You Need to Know is the first book to discuss traditional methods of combating germ warfare while also offering simple, natural alternative approaches to preventing and treating diseases caused by biological agents. Germs, Biological Warfare, Vaccinations includes: a historical review of the use of biological weapons from 400 BC to the present day, a list of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins considered to be biological weapons, including anthrax, botulism, and ebola viruses—along with definitions and descriptions of the various agents, symptoms, and treatment options, information on how to detoxify, deacidify, and de-stress, as well as on natural ways to boost your immune system, including the use of herbs, vitamins, minerals, and nutrients o a discussion of traditional versus alternative approaches, focusing on the safety and effectiveness of each, a resource guide listing key organizations—including Web sites and support groups—that offer information about natural prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
Author : Judith Miller,William J Broad,Stephen Engelberg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439128152
In the wake of the anthrax letters following the attacks on the World Trade Center, Americans have begun to grapple with two difficult truths: that there is no terrorist threat more horrifying -- and less understood -- than germ warfare, and that it would take very little to mount a devastating attack on American soil. In Germs, three veteran reporters draw on top sources inside and outside the U.S. government to lay bare Washington's secret strategies for combating this deadly threat. Featuring an inside look at how germ warfare has been waged throughout history and what form its future might take (and in whose hands), Germs reads like a gripping detective story told by fascinating key figures: American and Soviet medical specialists who once made germ weapons but now fight their spread, FBI agents who track Islamic radicals, the Iraqis who built Saddam Hussein's secret arsenal, spies who travel the world collecting lethal microbes, and scientists who see ominous developments on the horizon. With clear scientific explanations and harrowing insights, Germs is a masterfully written -- and timely -- work of investigative journalism.
Author : Editors of Scientific American,
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0759527482
Written for the popular reader, this small volume contains short chapters on the science behind germ warfare. How diseases occur, the creation and use of vaccines, viral genomics, and resistance to antibiotics are some of the topics. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : United States. Federal Civil Defense Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Biological warfare
ISBN : SRLF:A0010990059
Author : Institute of Medicine,Medical Follow-up Agency,Committee to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309182744
The vaccine used to protect humans against the anthrax disease, called Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA), was licensed in 1970. It was initially used to protect people who might be exposed to anthrax where they worked, such as veterinarians and textile plant workers who process animal hair. When the U. S. military began to administer the vaccine, then extended a plan for the mandatory vaccination of all U. S. service members, some raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of AVA and the manufacture of the vaccine. In response to these and other concerns, Congress directed the Department of Defense to support an independent examination of AVA. The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Work? reports the study's conclusion that the vaccine is acceptably safe and effective in protecting humans against anthrax. The book also includes a description of advances needed in main areas: improving the way the vaccine is now used, expanding surveillance efforts to detect side effects from its use, and developing a better vaccine.
Author : American Council on Science and Health
Publisher : Am Cncl on Science, Health
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Anthrax
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Donald H. Avery
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442665019
Pathogens for War explores how Canada and its allies have attempted to deal with the threat of germ warfare, one of the most fearful weapons of mass destruction, since the Second World War. In addressing this subject, distinguished historian Donald Avery investigates the relationship between bioweapons, poison gas, and nuclear devices, as well as the connection between bioattacks and natural disease pandemics. Avery emphasizes the crucially important activities of Canadian biodefence scientists – beginning with Nobel Laureate Frederick Banting – at both the national level and through cooperative projects within the framework of an elaborate alliance system. Delving into history through a rich collection of declassified documents, Pathogens for War also devotes several chapters to the contemporary challenges of bioterrorism and disease pandemics from both national and international perspectives. As such, readers will not only learn about Canada’s secret involvement with biological warfare, but will also gain new insights into current debates about the peril of bioweapons – one of today’s greatest threats to world peace.
Author : Anna Collins
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534562011
Throughout history, armies have used various kinds of germs to cripple their enemies. International treaties currently outlaw the use of biological weapons, but this does not necessarily mean that none are being developed. Through informative text, augmented by detailed infographics and sidebars, readers learn about the history of biological warfare and ways it can be avoided in the future. Annotated quotes from experts on this topic and discussion questions are also included to give readers a deeper understanding of the many facets of this complex topic.
Author : S.J.S. Flora,Vidhu Pachauri
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128120552
Handbook on Biological Warfare Preparedness provides detailed information on biological warfare agents and their mode of transmission and spread. In addition, it explains methods of detection and medical countermeasures, including vaccine and post-exposure therapeutics, with specific sections detailing diseases, their transmission, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, vaccines, prevention and management. This book is useful reading for researchers and advanced students in toxicology, but it will also prove helpful for medical students, civil administration, medical doctors, first responders and security forces. As the highly unpredictable nature of any event involving biological warfare agents has given rise to the need for the rapid development of accurate detection systems, this book is a timely resource on the topic. Introduces different bacterial and viral agents, including Ebola and other emerging threats and toxins Discusses medical countermeasures, including vaccines and post-exposure therapeutics Includes a comprehensive review of current methods of detection
Author : Alexander Kelle,Malcolm Dando,Kathryn Nixdorff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biological arms control
ISBN : 079236905X
Biotechnology is vital to counter biological and toxin weapons. Without biotechnology, the detection, identification and diagnoses of, and medical countermeasures to such weapons would be virtually impossible. As biological and toxin agents occur in natural outbreaks of disease or intoxications, there are both civil and military benefits to be had from the use of biotechnology in providing effective countermeasures to such agents. In this book, the role of biotechnology in countering biological and toxin weapons is addressed under seven major headings: The wider political and economic contexts; enabling technologies for BTW agent detection; the applicability of biotechnological methods for BTW agent detection on the battlefield, in a terrorist incident, and in an inspection environment; pre-exposure medical countermeasures; diagnosis and identification; and post-exposure treatment and decontamination.
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015000872096
Author : Amy Romano,Margaux Baum
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781477788448
Among the most fearsome tools of the modern era of war—and certainly one of the most controversial—biological weapons exist within the arsenals of many nations. This book discusses the history of biological warfare from ancient times through the modern era and examines the various types of weaponized organisms that can and have been be used by nations and may be used by nonstate actors in potential acts of bioterrorism. It also documents the preventative measures that governments and the international community employ to curtail the use of these thankfully rarely used but nonetheless terrifying weapons.
Author : Ken Alibek,Stephen Handelman
Publisher : Delta
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804152655
“Read and be amazed. . . . An important and fascinating look into a terrifying world of which we were blissfully unaware.”—Robin Cook, author of Contagion Anthrax. Smallpox. Incurable and horrifying Ebola-related fevers. For two decades, while a fearful world prepared for nuclear winter, an elite team of Russian bioweaponeers began to till a new killing field: a bleak tract sown with powerful seeds of mass destruction—by doctors who had committed themselves to creating a biological Armageddon. Biohazard is the never-before-told story of Russia’s darkest, deadliest, and most closely guarded Cold War secret. No one knows more about Russia’s astounding experiments with biowarfare than Ken Alibek. Now the mastermind behind Russia’s germ warfare effort reveals two decades of shocking breakthroughs . . . how Moscow’s leading scientists actually reengineered hazardous microbes to make them even more virulent . . . the secrets behind the discovery of an invisible, untraceable new class of biological agents just right for use in political assassinations . . . the startling story behind Russia’s attempt to turn a sample of the AIDS virus into the ultimate bioweapon. And in a chilling work of real-world intrigue, Biohazard offers us all a rare glimpse into a shadowy scientific underworld where doctors manufacture mass destruction, where witnesses to errors are silenced forever, and where ground zero is closer than we ever dared believe. Praise for Biohazard “Harrowing . . . richly descriptive . . . [an] absorbing account.”—The New York Times Book Review “Remarkable . . . terrifying revelations . . . [Ken Alibek’s] overall message is ignored at great national peril.”—Newsday
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Strategies for Identifying and Addressing Potential Biodefense Vulnerabilities Posed by Synthetic Biology
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309465182
Scientific advances over the past several decades have accelerated the ability to engineer existing organisms and to potentially create novel ones not found in nature. Synthetic biology, which collectively refers to concepts, approaches, and tools that enable the modification or creation of biological organisms, is being pursued overwhelmingly for beneficial purposes ranging from reducing the burden of disease to improving agricultural yields to remediating pollution. Although the contributions synthetic biology can make in these and other areas hold great promise, it is also possible to imagine malicious uses that could threaten U.S. citizens and military personnel. Making informed decisions about how to address such concerns requires a realistic assessment of the capabilities that could be misused. Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology explores and envisions potential misuses of synthetic biology. This report develops a framework to guide an assessment of the security concerns related to advances in synthetic biology, assesses the levels of concern warranted for such advances, and identifies options that could help mitigate those concerns.
