Preventing the Use of Biological Weapons: Improving Response Should Prevention Fail

This article presents an overview of the nature and scope of the challenges posed by biological weapons, and offers ways by which the infectious diseases professional community might address the challenges of biological weapons and bioterrorism.

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2000-06, Vol.30 (6), p.926-929
Main Authors: Inglesby, Thomas V., O'Toole, Tara, Henderson, Donald A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Biological Warfare - prevention & control
Biological weapons
Communicable Disease Control
Communicable Diseases - diagnosis
Communicable Diseases - drug therapy
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Education, Medical
Epidemics
Epidemiology
General aspects
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Physician's Role
Public health
Smallpox
Special Section: Confronting Biological Weapons
Terrorism
Toxins
Vaccination
Weapons
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Summary:This article presents an overview of the nature and scope of the challenges posed by biological weapons, and offers ways by which the infectious diseases professional community might address the challenges of biological weapons and bioterrorism.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/313794