Handbook on biological warfare preparedness /

Handbook on Biological Warfare Preparedness provides detailed information on biological warfare agents and their mode of transmission and spread. In addition, it explains methods of detection and medical countermeasures, including vaccine and post-exposure therapeutics, with specific sections detail...

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Flora, S. J. S. (Editor), Pachauri, Vidhu (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Civil defense readiness > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Biological monitoring > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Biological disasters > Prevention > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Biological warfare > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Biosecurity > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Emergency management. Biological Warfare > prevention & control Disaster Planning Biological Warfare Agents État de préparation de la protection civile > Guides, manuels, etc. Surveillance biologique > Guides, manuels, etc. Guerre biologique > Guides, manuels, etc. Biosécurité > Guides, manuels, etc. Gestion des situations d'urgence. disaster planning. Emergency management Biological monitoring Biological warfare Biosecurity Civil defense readiness Electronic books. Handbook handbooks. Handbooks and manuals Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels.
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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Biological warfare agents: History and modern-day relevance
Chapter 2: Bacterial biological warfare agents
Chapter 3: Toxins as biological warfare agents
Chapter 4: Viral agents including threat from emerging viral infections
Chapter 5: Advance detection technologies for select biothreat agents
Chapter 6: Microfluidics application for detection of biological warfare agents
Chapter 7: Collection, storage, and transportation of samples for offsite analysis
Chapter 8: Medical management of diseases associated with biological warfare
Chapter 9: Protective equipment for protection against biological warfare agents
Chapter 10: Environmental sampling and bio-decontamination--Recent progress, challenges, and future direction
Chapter 11: Biological and toxin warfare convention: Current status and future prospects
Chapter 12: Next generation agents (synthetic agents): Emerging threats and challenges in detection, protection, and decontamination
Chapter 13: Genome information of BW agents and their application in biodefence
Chapter 14: Planning for protection of civilians against bioterrorism