
Anthrax
Chelsea House Publishers
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. January 2009
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-60413-233-5 (ISBN)
Description
Anthrax became a household word in 2001 when spores of the bacterium were delivered via the U.S. postal service by terrorists. The very mention of anthrax has the potential to set off a panic, but what is anthrax, what are its symptoms, and why is it so dangerous? ""Anthrax, Second Edition"" looks at the history of this deadly disease, from biblical times to the present, and investigates possible treatments to protect humans against it. This revised edition provides relevant, up-to-date information about anthrax and what doctors and scientists are doing to combat this threat.The chapters include: A Cloud of Death; The Fifth Plague; Human Anthrax; Deadly Letters (Outbreak 2001); Diagnosing and Treating Anthrax; Anthrax Vaccine; and Anthrax and Bioterrorism.
More details
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Broomall
United States
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 14 to 17 years
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
full-colour photographs & illustrations, sidebars, further reading, references, glossary, charts, diagrams, web sites, index
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
396 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60413-233-5 (9781604132335)
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