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Biological and Chemical Terrorism A Guide for Healthcare Providers and First Responders

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ISBN-10: 1588901866

ISBN-13: 9781588901866

Edition: 2003

Authors: Raymond S. Weinstein, Ken Alibek

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List price: $28.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/19/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.17" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

A Quick Reference for Potential Biological Weapons (tear out sheet)
Preface
How to Use This Book
Introduction
Basic Bioterrorism (Section I)
What is Bioterrorism?
Flu-Like Illness
What Makes an Effective Weapon
Personal Precautions:
Table 1 (Comparison of Symptoms of Potential Biological Weapons to Influenza)
Table 2 (Signs that Suggest an Attack with a Biological Weapon)
Syndromic Cross References (Section 2)
Fever with Prominent Arthralgias
Acute Hepatic Syndrome
Hemorrhagic Diathesis
Hilar Adenopathy or Widened Mediastinum
Fever with Petechiae
Cutaneuos Lesions of Ulcertations
Acute Respiratory Syndrome With Fever
Acute Respiratory Syndrome Without Fever
Flu-Like Illness with Rash
Fever with Lymphadenopathy
Acute Neurologic Syndrome with Fever
Acute Neurologic Syndrome without Fever
Acute GI Syndrome with Fever
Acute GI Syndrome without Fever
Individual Biologic Weapon Detalied Quick Reference (Section 3)
Aflatoxins
Anthrax (Inhalational & gastrointestinal)
Anthrax (Cutaneous)
Blastomucosis
Botulism (Botulism Toxins)
Brucellosis
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Chikungunya
Cholera
Dengue Fever (Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever)
Domoic Acid (Amnesic Shellfish Poisining)
Ebola and Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Encephalis, Viral (Venezuelan, Eastern, Western, St. Louis, Japanese, and West Nile Virus)
Imfluenza
Glanders
Hantavirus
Kyansunur Forest Disease
Lassa Virus and the South American Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Legionellosis
Leptospirosis
Melioidosis
Nipah Virus
Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever
Plague
Psittacosis
Q Fever
Ricin and Abrin
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rift Valley Fever
Salmonellosis (Typhoid, parathypoid and Non-Typhoidal)
Saxitoxin (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning)
Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B
Shigellosis
Smallpox (information sheet)
Smallpox (Color Atlas and Visual Guide)
Trichothescene (T-2) Mycotoxins
Tetrodotoxin
Tularemia
Typhus (Epedemic, Murine and Scrub)
Yellow Fever
Basic Chemical Terrorism (Section 4)
What is Chemical Terrorism
Physical Properties of Chemical Weapons
Protecting Yourself
Chemical Weapon Syndriomic Cross References (Section 5)
Prominent Skin Rash, Blistering, and/or Burns
Prominent Pulmonary Symptoms
Seizures and/or Sudde Coma
Acute Hemolytic Anemia
Individual Chemical Weapon Detailed Quick References (Section 6)
Nerve Agents
Cyanides (Blood Agents)
Hydrogen Sulfide
Pulmonary Agents
Mustard
Lewisite
hosgene Oxime (CX)
Anhydrous Ammonia, Sulfur Dioxide, and Hydrogen Chloride
Hydrogen Flouride
Arsine
Lacrimators (Tear Gas)
References
Resources on the Internet
Glossary
Index