Agents of Bioterrorism Pathogens and Their Weaponization [Hardcover]

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.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.Careful editing gives it uniformity and reflects an insightful approach to the subject matter... Highly recommended.An important, scholarly study.Preface
List of Contributors1. Terrorism and Fear: How to Cope
Geoffrey Zubay2. Viral Encephalitis (Flaviviruses
Salwa Touma3.Votulism (Clostridium botulinum)
Rian Balfour4. Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
James Hudspeth5. Ebola Viruses
Rohit Puskoor and Geoffrey Zubay6. Influenza Virus
Rian Balfour7. Hantavirus
Payal Shah8. Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
Anuj Mehta9. Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Joseph Patrick Ward and Maria E. Garrido10. Plague (Yersinia pestis)
Barbara Chubak11. Smallpox (Variola Virus)
Rohit Puskoor and Geoffrey Zubay12. Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)
Rohit Puskoor13. Salmonella
Kira Morser, Rohit Puskoor and Geoffrey ZubayAppendix 1. Drug Discovery and Biodefense
William Edstrom and Geoffrey ZubayAppendix 2. The Search for Vaccines
William EdstromAppendix 3. Personal Biodefenses
Geoffrey ZubayAppendix 4. Information Resources on Bioterrorism