This is an essential portable handbook on bioterrorism and disaster

medicine. Its practical and comprehensive text features concise chapters pertinent to bioterrorism, infectious disease, microbiology, virology, public health, epidemiology and disaster medicine. It is designed to be used in the field and is an ideal tool for researchers, first responders, medical students, physicians, and other health care providers. Planning and response procedures to help mitigate the impact of disasters are included. It will serve as a practical guide for situation-specific disasters (whether natural or man-made), will help recognize what injuries or illnesses to expect, provides proactive guidelines to define specific diseases, and gives a guide of appropriate personnel protective equipment during these large-scale emergencies.