This book presents the history of the topics and clinically relevant discussions on those high risk (Category A) diseases beyond anthrax as well as a number of infections and toxins at the Category B level. Importantly, in addition, the text includes sections on infrastructure, public health law, surveillance, mental health management and media role all of which relates to epidemics of any sort, not just intentional biological events.

The history of bioterrorism : old idea, new world, continuing taboo /Stuart Handysides -- Smallpox and bioterrorism / Daniel R. Lucey, Joel G. Breman and Donald A Henderson -- Plague / Petra C.F. Oyston and Richard W. Titball -- Tularemia / Daniel S. Shapiro -- Botulism / Jeremy Sobel -- The viral hemorrhagic fevers / Daniel G. Bausch and C.J. Peters -- Melioidosis / Pooja Tolaney and Larry I. Lutwick -- Epidemic typhus fever / Mohammad Mooty and Larry I. Lutwick -- Category B biotoxins / Larry I. Lutwick, Jeremy Gradon and Jonathan Zellen -- Intentional terrorist contamination of food and water / Jeremy Sobel and John C. Watson -- Public health infrastructure / Isaac B. Weisfuse -- Public health law and biological terrorism / Lance Gable and James G. Hodge -- Public health surveillance for bioterrorism / Peter N. Wenger, William Halperin and Edward Ziga -- Psychosocial management of bioterrorism events / David M. Benedek and Thomas A. Grieger -- The role of the media in bioterrorism / David Brown -- Rapid detection of bioterrorism pathogens / David Perlin -- Plant pathogens as biological weapons against agriculture / Forrest W. Nutter and Lawrence V. Madden.