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Questions and Answers About Anthrax This document presents frequently asked questions about anthrax, an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The document includes answers on the transmission... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Anthrax Interactive Health Tutorial Audio-based format walks users through an introduction to anthrax, its definition, types, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination. A section on bioterrorism is included.... Details > National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness Are You Ready? provides a step-by-step outline on how to prepare a disaster supply kit, emergency planning for people with disabilities, how to locate and evacuate to a shelter, and even contingency p... Details > Federal Emergency Management Agency Biodefense and Bioterrorism This biological and chemical weapons page from the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus features sections such as latest news, overviews, prevention and screening, specific conditions, and organ... Details > National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health Bioterrorism and Disaster Response - American Nurses Association   As the nation copes with anthrax scares and concerns over future bioterrorist attacks, many nurses and other health care professionals have been forced to quickly learn about treating victims of biote... Details > American Nurses Association CDC Health Advisory: Use of Ciprofloxacin or Doxycycline for Postexposure Prophylaxis for Prevention of Inhalational Anthrax Interim recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis to prevent inhalational anthrax after exposure to B. anthracis spores recommend ciprofloxacin or doxycycline as initial therapy in situations assoc... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services CDC Plague Home Page This CDC plague home page provides a brief overview of plague and the risks of infection. It links to a fact sheet, questions and answers, images, and information about prevention and control, diagno... Details > National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Children and Anthrax: A Fact Sheet for Parents This CDC fact sheet related to bioterrorism describes inhalational, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal anthrax and provides tips on what parents should know and how to reduce fears.... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Counterterrorism - U.S. Food and Drug Administration This site offers a menu of links to pertinent Web pages related to counterterrorism, including sites from the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of He... Details > U.S. Food and Drug Administration Emergency Preparedness and Response: Training Archived videos featuring experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health providing information about anthrax and bioterrorism.... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services