Fighting Bioterrorism
Fighting Bioterrorism | The United States Is Not Prepared for a Bioterror Attack
Physician Scott Gottlieb is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a staff writer for the British Medical Journal.
Summary: The slowness with which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the West Nile virus, a virus newly transmitted to the United States by natural means, suggests that the agency will also have trouble identifying the cause of a bioterror attack in time to prevent disaster. Such an attack is likely to feature viruses, which are easy to engineer, produce, and spread. Lack of a comprehensive system...
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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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