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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
Smallpox
This smallpox page from CDC has the latest smallpox vaccine recommendations, public health response plan, factsheets, and clinical information about smallpox. It includes images of smallpox and small... 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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
CDC's Emergency Preparedness and Response Web site
Also available in: Spanish
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emergency Preparedness and Response site offers the latest information on bioterrorism, chemical and raditation emergencies, natural disasters, recent ... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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