Biological Weapons - Kristy Young Johnson

Résumé :
Gives readers a detailed understanding of how specific biological weapons work and how those affected by the weapons would be treated * Teaches the reader to recognize the symptoms of each biological weapon and understand the threat these weapons pose * Concentrates on the weapons considered the greatest threats by the CDC such as Anthrax, Botulism, Smallpox, Ricin toxin, Ebola, Plague, and Viral encephalitis * Provides a detailed understanding of how specific biological weapons work and how to recognize the symptoms of those affected by the weapons as well as how they would be treated * Includes case studies, chapter review questions, and the instructor's supplemental materials include PowerPoint presentations, a Test Bank, and suggestions for student projects * Begins with a primer on microbiology, the human immune system's response to these biological agents, and the defense agencies involved with protecting the public against these agents

Biographie:
Kristy Young Johnson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina. She has taught a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate biology courses, including General Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, and Descriptive Histology. She developed an entirely new Bioterrorism course that she has taught regularly since 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina and a doctorate in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from the Medical University of South Carolina.

Paul Matthew Nolan is an Associate Professor of Biology, Behavior, and Disease Ecology at The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina as well as an adjunct professor in the Graduate Program in Marine Biology, and Graduate Program in Environmental Studies at The College of Charleston. In 2012 he was awarded the Faculty Spotlight Award for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship from The Citadel. He has published extensively on the influence of condition and parasites on individual condition in a wide variety of bird species.

Sommaire:
Introduction Unit I: Agents, Immunity, and Agencies Chapter 1: Bacteria, Toxins, and Viruses 1.1 Bacteria 1.2 Toxins 1.3 Viruses 1.4 Genetic Engineering Chapter 1 Summary Chapter 1 Review Questions Chapter 2: The Human Immune System 2.1 The Defense 2.2 The Offense Chapter 2 Summary Chapter 2 Review Questions Chapter 3: Defense Agencies 3.1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3.2 The World Health Organization 3.3 The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 3.4 The Department of Homeland Security 3.5 The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Chapter 3 Summary Chapter 3 Review Questions Unit I Review Unit II: Bacteria Chapter 4: Anthrax 4.1 The Agent 4.2 Symptoms 4.3 Treatment 4.4 History Chapter 4 Summary Chapter 4 Review Questions Chapter 5: Plague 5.1 The Agent 5.2 Symptoms 5.3 Treatment 5.4 History Chapter 5 Summary Chapter 5 Review Questions Chapter 6: Tularemia 6.1 The Agent 6.2 Symptoms 6.3 Treatment 6.4 History Chapter 6 Summary Chapter 6 Review Questions Chapter 7: Cholera 7.1 The Agent 7.2 Symptoms 7.3 Treatment 7.4 History Chapter 7 Summary Chapter 7 Review Questions Unit II Review Unit III: Toxins Chapter 8: Ricin 8.1 The Agent 8.2 Symptoms 8.3 Treatment 8.4 History Chapter 8 Summary Chapter 8 Review Questions Chapter 9: Botulism 9.1 The Agent 9.2 Symptoms 9.3 Treatment 9.4 History Chapter 9 Summary Chapter 9 Review Questions Chapter 10: Staphylococcal enterotoxin B 10.1 The Agent 10.2 Symptoms 10.3 Treatment 10.4 History Chapter 10 Summary Chapter 10 Review Questions Unit III Review Unit IV: Viruses Chapter 11: Ebola 11.1 The Agent 11.2 Symptoms 11.3 Treatment 11.4 History Chapter 11 Summary Chapter 11 Review Questions Chapter 12: Smallpox 12.1 The Agent 12.2 Symptoms 12.3 Treatment 12.4 History Chapter 12 Summary Chapter 12 Review Questions Chapter 13: Hantavirus 13.1 The Agent 13.2 Symptoms 13.3 Treatment 13.4 History Chapter 13 Summary Chapter 13 Review Questions Chapter 14: Viral encephalitis 14.1 The Agent 14.2 Symptoms 14.3 Treatment 14.4 History Chapter 14 Summary Chapter 14 Review Questions Chapter 15: Nipah Virus 15.1 The Agent 15.2 Symptoms 15.3 Treatment 15.4 History Chapter 15 Summary Chapter 15 Review Questions Chapter 16: Lassa Fever 16.1 The Agent 16.2 Symptoms 16.3 Treatment 16.4 History Chapter 16 Summary Chapter 16 Review Questions Chapter 17: Marburg Virus 17.1 The Agent 17.2 Symptoms 17.3 Treatment 17.4 History Chapter 17 Summary Chapter 17 Review Questions Unit IV Review Chapter 18: Looking Ahead: Policies, Procedures, and Prevention Appendices Appendix I: Field Identification of Biological Warfare Agents brochure Appendix II: Biological Agent Identification and Counterterrorism Training brochure Appendix III: 1925 Geneva Protocol Appendix IV: Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Appendix V: States Parties, Signatories, and States Not Members of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Appendix VI: Excerpt from Amerithrax Investigative Summary - The Evidence Implicating Ivins Answers to Chapter Review Questions and Unit Reviews Glossary Index