Bioterrorism: A Guide for Hospital Preparedness

by Joseph R. Masci

This comprehensive book reviews all facets of the bioterrorism dilemma. It provides information on all aspects of dealing with bioterrorism for health providers including the likeliest biological agents to be used, means of determining that an attack is taking place, diagnosis and management of specific diseases, and mechanisms of reporting to public health authorities. Cooperative planning for private practitioners, protection of hospital and office staff and other patients in the event of an attack, and answering questions posed by the public and the media are also reviewed. In addition, Bioterrorism discusses new technologies emerging for the detection and management of bioterroist attacks.

395 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 20, 2004