Emerging Viral Diseases

Hantaviruses:

• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
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Of Mice, Men, and Microbes: Hantavirus
by David R. Harper, Andrea S. Meyer, Robert R. Parmenter.

In May 1993, the outbreak of a deadly disease brought the attention of the world to the southwestern deserts of the United States. It displayed many of the hallmarks of a terrible plague - mysterious origins, apparently random victims, agonizing pain, rapid death, no treatment, no cure. What was it? What was causing it? How could it be stopped? How could this happen in the most developed country in the world? It is still out there, and still killing. This book also contains full CDC guidelines for prevention and additional sources of current outbreak information.
(Amazon.co.UK)

Filoviruses:

• Ebola Virus Hemorrhagic Fever: General Information (Centers for Disease Control)
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Bioterrorism:

• CDC Bioterrorism site.
• Bioterrorism Preparedness
• A Different View of Smallpox and Vaccination

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