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Agents of Bioterrorism – Pathogens and Their Weaponization
Author(s): Geoffrey Zubay (Author)
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publication Date: 3 Mar. 2006
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 432 pages
- ISBN-10: 0231133464
- ISBN-13: 9780231133463
Book Description
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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About the Author
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.
