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These documents have been developed to provide information pertaining to Anthrax that will help private and public healthcare providers develop plans to prepare for and respond to acts of bioterrorism.
MEDLINEplus has a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on about 500 diseases and conditions.
healthfinder® is a free guide to reliable consumer health and human services information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. healthfinder® can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, Web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA -- is an independent agency of the federal government, reporting to the President.
The Why Files, a project created by National Institute for Science Education and the National Science Foundation, is funded by the Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
This site provides information about the pathogenesis and imaging of inhalational anthrax. The content represents the combined efforts of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the American Registry of Pathology, Washington DC and INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax VA.
Slide lecture on anthrax in humans and animals illustrated with photos of skin infections, presented as part of Supercouse : Epidemiology, the Internet, and Global Health
Overview of a presentation at the International Conference on Threats in the Technological Age, March 18, 1998
A compilation of print and web bioterrorism resources derived from the discussion on MEDLIB-L in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
This article is the fourth in a series entitled Medical and Public Health Management Following the Use of a Biological Weapon: Consensus Statements of The Working Group on Civilian Biodefense.
As a public service, McGraw-Hill, in collaboration with The New England Journal of Medicine, is providing complimentary access to relevant content from Harrison's Online and a link to a similar set of information at the Journal's Web site. The following Harrison's chapters are in a printable format and stand-alone from the Harrison's Online site.
Recent events have confirmed that bioterrorism is no longer a threat but a reality. To provide wide-ranging access to the latest scientific information about anthrax and other potential bioweapons, Nature has put together a special online focus on this issue. This focus includes the pre-publication* of two research papers on anthrax toxin, as well as a collection of research, news and feature articles from our electronic archive. Because of the heightened interest in this area, among both the scientific community and the general public, all material in this feature has been made freely available.
Published by the National Research Council in 1999, full text available online, 304 pages. "Chemical and Biological Terrorism identifies the R&D efforts needed to implement recommendations in key areas: pre-incident intelligence, detection and identification of chemical and biological agents, protective clothing and equipment, early recognition that a population has been covertly exposed to a pathogen, mass casualty decontamination and triage, use of vaccines and pharmaceuticals, and the psychological effects of terror."
MSNBC page with news and health information, primarily on anthrax, but also smallpox and other related topics.
A large collection of links for the general public collected by a consortium of New York libraries and other sponsoring institutions.