Agents of Bioterrorism: Pathogens and Their Weaponization

Edited by Geoffrey Zubay

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Paper, 376 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13347-0
$29.00 / £20.00

October, 2005
Cloth, 376 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13346-3
$60.00 / £41.50

This new work offers a clear and thorough account of the threats posed by bioterrorism from the perspective of biologists. The authors examine thirteen disease-causing agents, including those responsible for anthrax, the plague, smallpox, influenza, and SARS. Each chapter considers a particular pathogen from the standpoint of its history, molecular biology, pathology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, weaponization, and defenses. The book also examines strategies for making vaccines and protecting the population in a bioterror attack.

Related Subjects

• Military History

About the Author

Geoffrey Zubay is professor of biology at Columbia University. He has published more than 150 research papers and several books, including Biochemistry; Genetics; and Origins of Life on the Earth and in the Cosmos.

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