Fighting Bioterrorism
Fighting Bioterrorism | Families Can Prepare for Bioterrorism
Bill Frist is a Republican senator from Tennessee. He is the Senate’s only practicing physician and is a former transplant surgeon. He has also written more than one hundred articles and several books. He is a ranking member of the Senate Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety.
Summary: The World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks and the anthraxcontaining letters of fall 2001 disturbed families throughout the United States, creating feelings of anxiety and helplessness. Families can take important steps to prepare for bioterrorist attacks, however....
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Table of Contents
- The Bioterrorists: An Overview
- The United States Is Not Prepared for a Bioterror Attack
- The United States Is Committed to Fighting Bioterrorism
- U.S. Agriculture Is Vulnerable to Bioterror Attacks
- Protection of U.S. Agriculture Against Bioterror Attacks Has Been Strengthened
- Deficiencies in the Health Care System Threaten America’s Ability to Respond to Bioterror
- The American Health Care System’s Preparedness for Bioterror Has Improved
- Families Can Prepare for Bioterrorism
- The Public Is Likely to Respond Well in a Bioterror Attack
- Everyone Should Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- Individuals Should Decide Whether to Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- Only “First Responders” Should Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- No One Should Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- Scientific Research and Publication Should Be Restricted to Prevent Bioterrorism
- Scientific Research and Publication Should Not Be Restricted
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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