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- Anthrax (US Department of Defense)
Provides information on the disease. 10-01
- Anthrax - Diagnosis and Treatment (ABC News)
Describes the symptoms and treatment of anthrax, as well as summarizing the level of danger. "Once detected, Anthrax is a relatively easy germ to handle, given that it is usually responsive to early antibiotics and is not contagious." 10-01
- Anthrax - Diagnosis and Treatment (Centers for Disease Control)
Describes the symptoms and treatment of anthrax. "Direct person-to-person spread of anthrax is extremely unlikely, if it occurs at all." 10-01
- Anthrax - How it Works (Miami Herald)
Provides a drawing and a brief description on how anthrax progresses in the body. 10-01
- Anthrax - Separating Fears from Facts (Time.com)
Describes what needs to be done to make the public safer from bioterrorism. Explains that buying gas masks and taking antibiotics, such as Cipro, will not help the situation. 10-01
- Anthrax History (CNN)
Provides a timeline of events related to anthrax as a disease and as a biological weapon. 10-01
- Anthrax Poll - Level of Concern (ABC News)
Provides the results of a poll to learn how strongly Americans are concerned about an attack involving anthrax. 10-01
- Anthrax Source Found (Oregonian - Recer)
Describes the discovery of the source of the anthrax that was used in bioterrorism in Florida and Washington DC. the strain, called Ames, was believed to have come from Ames, Idaho, but it actually came from Texas. 12-01
- Anthrax Vaccine (US Department of Defense)
Provides information on the effectiveness and safety of the anthrax vaccine to prevent anthrax before exposure to the disease. 10-01
- Anthrax and Children's Fears (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides basic facts and suggestions for parents to help them reduce their children's fears about bioterrorism, especially anthrax. 11-01
- Detection of Airborne Bioterrorism (CBS Health Watch)
Describes some devices that can detect bioterrorism attacks quickly. 10-01
- Guide to Responding to Bioterrorism (CBS Health Watch)
Describes steps to take to prepare for bioterrorism, such as an anthrax attack. 10-01
- How to Handle Suspicious Mail (ABC News)
U.S. Postal Service recommends how to handle mail that looks suspicious, including mail that you think may have anthrax. Describes how to know if mail is suspicious. 10-01
- Jihad and Biological or Chemical Warfare (Mercury News - Scheinin)
Provides results of an interview with Hamza Yusuf, an Islamic scholar. According to Yusuf, Muhammad said, "Do not cut down fruit-bearing trees and do not poison the wells of your enemies." 10-01
- Ricin Poison Manual Found (The Times - Loyd and Fletcher)
Describes the discovery of instructions for making the biological poison ricin in Kabul. 11-01
- Ricin Poisoning (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services)
Provides basic facts about ricin, such as its source (castor beans), symptoms, and treatment after exposure. Ricin poisoning is not contagious. 11-01
- Smallpox Factsheet (Centers for Disease Control)
Summaries the symptoms of the disease, how it is transmitted, how long it lasts, how long the person is contagious, and how it is treated. Smallpox is characterized by a rash, especially on the face, arms, and legs. A vaccine can lessen or prevent illness if given within four days of exposure. Vaccination for the general public is not recommended and is therefore not available. Uses PDF format. Sometimes visitors misspell as small pox or small-pox. 10-01
- Smallpox Has Been Eliminated (World Health Organization)
The WHO certified in 1980 that smallpox has been eradicated. Editor's Note - It can only be introduced by terrorists, probably with the support of a rogue nation. It is considered the most likely bioterrorist threat. The USA has massive amounts of the vaccine if it should emerge. Treatment to prevent or reduce the illness can be taken as much as four days after exposure. 10-01
- Strength of the Bioterrorism Threat (LATimes.com - Leitenberg)
Discusses the short history of bioterrorism development and the level of danger we have from such weapons. 11-01
- Unlikely Weapons - Botulism (Centers for Disease Control)
Describes the disease and its treatment. Editor's Note - Although it is a possible bioterrorist weapon, it is not considered a likely weapon. 10-01
- Unlikely Weapons - Ebola Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Centers for Disease Control)
Describes the Ebola disease and its treatment. Editor's Note - Although it is a possible bioterrorist weapon, the means to distribute it effectively does not seem to exist. It is not considered a likely weapon. 10-01
- Unlikely Weapons - Plague (Centers for Disease Control)
Describes the disease and its treatment. Editor's Note - Although it is a possible bioterrorist weapon, it is not considered a likely weapon. 10-01
- Unlikely Weapons - Sarin Poisoning (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides basic facts about sarin, a nerve gas, such as symptoms and treatment after exposure. Sarin poisoning is not contagious and has been very difficult to use as a weapon. 11-01
- Unlikely Weapons - Tularemia (New York State Department of Health)
Describes the disease and its treatment. Editor's Note - Although it is a possible bioterrorist weapon, it is not considered a likely weapon. 10-01
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