{"product_id":"9781118830598","title":"Biological Weapons Recognizing, Understanding, and Responding to the Threat","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Series on Homeland Defense and Security\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBiological Weapons\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRecognizing, Understanding, and Responding to the Threat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKristy Young Johnson | Paul Matthew Nolan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Terrorism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGives readers a detailed understanding of how specific biological weapons work and how those affected by the weapons would be treated\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaches the reader to recognize the symptoms of each biological weapon and understand the threat these weapons pose\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcentrates on the weapons considered the greatest threats by the CDC such as Anthrax, Botulism, Smallpox, Ricin toxin, Ebola, Plague, and Viral encephalitis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a detailed understanding of how specific biological weapons work and how to recognize the symptoms of those affected by the weapons as well as how they would be treated\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes case studies, chapter review questions, and the instructor’s supplemental materials include PowerPoint presentations, a Test Bank, and suggestions for student projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBegins with a primer on microbiology, the human immune system’s response to these biological agents, and the defense agencies involved with protecting the public against these agents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eKristy Young Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina. She has taught a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate biology courses, including General Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, and Descriptive Histology. She developed an entirely new Bioterrorism course that she has taught regularly since 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina and a doctorate in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from the Medical University of South Carolina. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Matthew Nolan\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Biology, Behavior, and Disease Ecology at The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina as well as an adjunct professor in the Graduate Program in Marine Biology, and Graduate Program in Environmental Studies at The College of Charleston. In 2012 he was awarded the Faculty Spotlight Award for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship from The Citadel. He has published extensively on the influence of condition and parasites on individual condition in a wide variety of bird species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 May 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118830598\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e360\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378789904524,"sku":"9781118830598","price":116.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118830598_316ef434-3a5f-4dca-bca6-154d88dad0c0.jpg?v=1780153658","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118830598","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}