Geoffrey Zubay

Agents of Bioterrorism (eBook, ePUB)

Pathogens and Their Weaponization

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780231518130
• Artikelnr.: 38159725

Autorenporträt

Geoffrey Zubay is professor of biology at Columbia University. He has published more than 150 research papers and several books, including Biochemistry; Genetics; and Origins of Life on the Earth and in the Cosmos.