Anthrax : history, Biology, global distribution, clinical aspects, immunology, and molecular Biology / Robert E. Levin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levin, Robert E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological warfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates : Bentham Science Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following the post 9/11 distribution of anthrax spores through the U.S. mail, and the resulting deaths of five individuals - primarily due to initial misdiagnosis - there has been a renewed interest in anthrax among clinicians and intelligence agencies, particularly as a biological warfare agent. This monograph brings forth essential knowledge about anthrax. Included in this volume, are, the early history, non-natural outbreaks of anthrax, characteristics of the causative organism Bacillus anthracis and its relationship to other members of the B. cereus family. Also included are reports on ext

Contents:

Cover; TItle; EUL; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 30, 2014).

ISBN:

9781608058860

1608058867

OCLC:

881570661