Anthrax What You Need To Know

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241547537
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anthrax in Humans and Animals written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2008 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fourth edition of the anthrax guidelines encompasses a systematic review of the extensive new scientific literature and relevant publications up to end 2007 including all the new information that emerged in the 3-4 years after the anthrax letter events. This updated edition provides information on the disease and its importance, its etiology and ecology, and offers guidance on the detection, diagnostic, epidemiology, disinfection and decontamination, treatment and prophylaxis procedures, as well as control and surveillance processes for anthrax in humans and animals. With two rounds of a rigorous peer-review process, it is a relevant source of information for the management of anthrax in humans and animals.

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309182743
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anthrax Vaccine written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-04-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anthrax: What You Need to Know written by American Council on Science and Health and published by Am Cncl on Science, Health. This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rob Zombie
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1940878594
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anthrax: Among The Living written by Rob Zombie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1987, Anthrax unleashed a heavy metal & pop culture touchstone with the release of their historic Among the Living album! Now Anthrax & Z2 invite you to explore the album like never before with this original anthology graphic novel! Each song on the album is given an original story by an amazing creative team, along with extra content and the introduction of the new NOTMAN designed by Greg Nicetero (Walking Dead)! Come on this dark journey into the ‘87 underground in America with these esteemed creators...

Author : Jeanne Guillemin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520229177
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anthrax written by Jeanne Guillemin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has implications in an era of growing concern over chemical and biological weapons.

Author : William H. Frist
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742522459
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Every Moment Counts written by William H. Frist and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, "When Every Moment Counts" provides Americans with an accessible, comprehensive guide to dealing with the realistic threat of bioterrorism.

Author : Marilyn W. Thompson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062013475
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Killer Strain written by Marilyn W. Thompson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lethal germ is unleashed in the U.S. mail. A chain of letters spreads terror from Florida to Washington, D.C., from New York to Connecticut, from the halls of Congress to the assembly lines of the U.S. Postal Service. Five people die, and ten thousand more line up for antibiotics to protect against exposure. The government, already outsmarted by the terrorist hijackers of 9/11, leaves its workers vulnerable and a diabolical killer on the loose. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews and a review of thousands of pages of government documents, The Killer Strain is the definitive account of the year in which bioterrorism became a reality in the United States. Revealing the little-known victims and unsung heroes in the anthrax debacle, investigative reporter Marilyn Thompson also examines the FBI's slow-paced investigation of the crimes and the unprecedented scientific challenges posed by the case. The Killer Strain, more than just a thrilling read, is also a clarion wake-up call. It shows how billions of dollars and a decade of elaborate bioterror dress rehearsals meant nothing in the face of a real attack -- and how we may still be at risk.

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ISBN 13 : 9783849622923
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book What You Always Wanted To Know About Anthrax written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What You Always Wanted To Know About..." are fully researched, straight-to-the-point, easily understandable and most comprehensive medical ebooks and guides for everybody. Whether you are just interested in the topic of the book or you are directly affected by it, these books can really help you with the information you need. All books including interactive tables-of-contents, this is your step toward new insights and informations. The contents of this book: What You Need To Know What Is Anthrax? How Do You Get It? How Dangerous Is Anthrax? What Are the Symptoms? How Soon Do Infected People Get Sick? How Is Anthrax Treated? Can Anthrax Be Prevented? What Should I Do if I Think I Have Anthrax? What Should I Do if I Think I Have Been Exposed to Anthrax? What Is CDC Doing To Prepare For a Possible Anthrax Attack? Questions and Answers About Anthrax Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Transmission Symptoms Preventive/Vaccine Testing Treatment Safety Issues/Mail A Fact Sheet for Parents How to Reduce Children’s Fears What Every Parent Should Know There are three kinds of anthrax, all of which are treatable with antibiotics: Where to Get More Information Signs and Symptoms Diagnosis Preventive Therapy Treatment Vaccination

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030921808X
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prepositioning Antibiotics for Anthrax written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-02-26 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If terrorists released Bacillus anthracis over a large city, hundreds of thousands of people could be at risk of the deadly disease anthrax-caused by the B. anthracis spores-unless they had rapid access to antibiotic medical countermeasures (MCM). Although plans for rapidly delivering MCM to a large number of people following an anthrax attack have been greatly enhanced during the last decade, many public health authorities and policy experts fear that the nation's current systems and plans are insufficient to respond to the most challenging scenarios, such as a very large-scale anthrax attack. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response commissioned the Institute of Medicine to examine the potential uses, benefits, and disadvantages of strategies for repositioning antibiotics. This involves storing antibiotics close to or in the possession of the people who would need rapid access to them should an attack occur. Prepositioning Antibiotics for Anthrax reviews the scientific evidence on the time window in which antibiotics successfully prevent anthrax and the implications for decision making about prepositioning, describes potential prepositioning strategies, and develops a framework to assist state, local, and tribal public health authorities in determining whether prepositioning strategies would be beneficial for their communities. However, based on an analysis of the likely health benefits, health risks, and relative costs of the different prepositioning strategies, the book also develops findings and recommendations to provide jurisdictions with some practical insights as to the circumstances in which different prepositioning strategies may be beneficial. Finally, the book identifies federal- and national-level actions that would facilitate the evaluation and development of prepositioning strategies. Recognizing that communities across the nation have differing needs and capabilities, the findings presented in this report are intended to assist public health officials in considering the benefits, costs, and trade-offs involved in developing alternative prepositioning strategies appropriate to their particular communities.

Author : David Willman
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0345530217
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mirage Man written by David Willman and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist David Willman tells the whole gripping story of the hunt for the anthrax killer who terrorized the country in the dark days that followed the September 11th attacks. Letters sent surreptitiously from a mailbox in New Jersey to media and political figures in New York, Florida, and Washington D.C. killed five people and infected seventeen others. For years, the case remained officially unsolved—and it consumed the FBI and became a rallying point for launching the Iraq War. Far from Baghdad, at Fort Detrick, Maryland, stood Bruce Ivins: an accomplished microbiologist at work on patenting a next-generation anthrax vaccine. Ivins, it turned out, also was a man the FBI consulted frequently to learn the science behind the attacks. The Mirage Man reveals how this seemingly harmless if eccentric scientist hid a sinister secret life from his closest associates and family, and how the trail of genetic and circumstantial evidence led inexorably to him. Along the way, Willman exposes the faulty investigative work that led to the public smearing of the wrong man, Steven Hatfill, a scientist specializing in biowarfare preparedness whose life was upended by media stakeouts and op-ed-page witch hunts. Engrossing and unsparing, The Mirage Man is a portrait of a deeply troubled scientist who for more than twenty years had unlimited access to the U.S. Army’s stocks of deadly anthrax. It is also the story of a struggle for control within the FBI investigation, the missteps of an overzealous press, and how a cadre of government officials disregarded scientific data while spinning the letter attacks into a basis for war. As The Mirage Man makes clear, America must, at last, come to terms with the lessons to be learned from what Bruce Ivins wrought. The nation’s security depends on it. From the Hardcover edition.