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Latest News
- Latest News
- Rat Poison Deemed "Potential Agent of Terror" (06/10/2005, Reuters Health)
- WHO Moves Towards Smallpox Tests (05/21/2005, United Press International)
- UN Panel Urges Ban on Making Smallpox from Scratch (05/18/2005, Reuters Health)
- More News on Biodefense and Bioterrorism
Overviews
- Overviews
- Biological Diseases/Agents (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Also available in: Spanish - Biological Warfare (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Biological, Chemical Weapons: Arm Yourself with Information (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Ready.Gov (Dept. of Homeland Security)
Also available in: Spanish
Treatment
- Treatment
- Offers to Treat Biological Threats: What You Need to Know (Federal Trade Commission)
- Strategic National Stockpile (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness (Federal Emergency Management Agency) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish
Pictures/Diagrams
- Pictures/Diagrams
- Biodefense Image Library (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapy
- Bioterrorism and CAM: What the Public Needs to Know (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Coping
- Coping
- Coping with Anxiety during High Risk Terrorist Alerts (American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF
- Handbook for Coping after Terrorism (Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime)
Also available in: Spanish - Mental Health Aspects of Terrorism (Center for Mental Health Services)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Biothreats -- Are Claims to Treat Really Just a Trick? (Federal Trade Commission)
Also available in: Spanish - Emergency Preparedness and Response (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Also available in: Spanish - FDA and the Fight against Terrorism (Food and Drug Administration)
- Frequently Asked Consumer Questions about Food Safety and Terrorism (Food and Drug Administration)
- Homeland Security Advisory System (Dept. of Homeland Security)
- Mass Psychogenic Illness (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Respirator (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Risks of Stockpiling Antibiotics to Counter Bioterrorism (Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics)
- Tularemia (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Tularemia Fact Sheet (Center for Biosecurity)
- What We Learn about Radiation Threats from Movies -- Fact or Fiction (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Research
- Research
- Biosafety Laboratory Tour (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- New Report Says Better Coordination of Resources Along Regional Lines Is Essential to Bioterrorism Preparedness (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Project BioShield: Protecting Americans from Terrorism (Food and Drug Administration)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary (Dept. of Homeland Security)
Also available in: Spanish
Directories
- Directories
- Emergency Preparedness for Business: Emergency Contact Information (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- State Agencies (Dept. of Homeland Security)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Dept. of Homeland Security
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Children
- Children
- Anthrax/Bioterrorism Q and A (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- National Security Emergencies: Things to Know (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- Talking to Children about Terrorism and War (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Talking to Children about War and Terrorism: Tips for Parents and Teachers (American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF
- Youngest Victims: Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children's Needs (American Academy of Pediatrics)