Bioterrorism and Infectious Agents: A New Dilemma for the 21st Century

by Ken Alibek

Book Overview

Since the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001 and subsequent cases of anthrax in Florida and New York City, attention has been focused on the threat of b- logical warfare and bioterrorism. Biological warfare agents are de?ned as "living org- isms, whatever their nature, or infected material derived from them, which are used for h- tile purposes and intended to cause disease or death in man, animals and plants, and depend for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387236848
• ISBN13: 9780387236841
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 10.2"