The great equalizer
between humans and
sheep, anthrax has
filled us with morbid
curiosity as far back as
records exist. Once
believed to be a
manifestation of unholy
fire, today it is seen as
a weapon of deranged
terrorists or sinister
governments. Medical
anthropologist Jeanne
Guillemin's Anthrax:
The Investigation of a
Deadly Outbreak
examines the 1979
deaths of 64 Soviet
citizens in the Ural
mountains. Blamed at
the time on tainted
meat, Guillemin's team
proved that a plume of
spores from a nearby
military site caused the
event. Read more...
This public-domain
Department of Defense
field manual, used by the
U.S. Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Marines,
serves as a guide and a
reference for trained
members of the Armed
Forces Medical Services
and other medically
qualified personnel on the
recognition and treatment
of biological warfare (BW)
agent casualties.
Information contained in
this publication may also
be relevant for the
diagnosis and treatment
of patients with naturally
acquired diseases or
illnesses due to pathogens
with BW potential. It
classifies and describes
potential BW agents,
provides procedures for
collecting, handling and
labeling, shipping, and
identifying potential BW
agents, describes
procedures for medical
diagnosing, treating, and
management of BW
casualties, and describes
medical management and
treatment in BW
operations. The treatment
modalities contained in
this manual differ from
standard textbooks in that
they apply to BW agent
exposures. The method of
exposure for most BW
agents is by inhalation;
whereas, the endemic
disease exposure (if
applicable) is by other
means. Read more...
