Anthrax: a disease in waiting?

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Doganay L., Welsby P. D.

POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.82, sa.973, ss.754-756, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 82 Sayı: 973
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/pgmj.2005.044487
  • Dergi Adı: POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.754-756
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Anthrax was a relatively unknown disease in the Western world until 2001, when spores were maliciously mailed in the US, causing five deaths. The mortality of the disease, the stability of its spores and the subsequent lack of person-to-person spread make anthrax an attractive biological weapon for terrorists with a desire for targeted mass destruction.