CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

• Agents
  New Jersey Medical School Center for Biodefense)
  Contains descriptions of various agents of bioterrorism.
  
• National Library of Medicine
  Specialized Information Services (SIS)
  Review of PDA Applications in Toxicology & Environmental Health
  
• Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases
  (CDC)
  An alphabetic listing of agents and related diseases, with links to both basic information and specific topics.
  
• CDC website for Agents, Diseases, and Other Threats
  (CDC)
  This is the most complete list of potential chemical & biological agents. The lists can be displayed alphabetically or can be sorted into the following catergories Bioterrorism , Chemical , Radiation , Natural Disasters.
  
• Bioterrorism Information & Resources
  (Infectious Diseases Society of America)
  Contains links to information on various agents.
  
• Bioterrorism Resources, Chemical & Biological
  (American College of Physicians (ACP)
  Contains both newly released information, as well as accepted guidelines and is arranged alphabetically by agent.
  
• American College of Physicians
  (ACP)
  Bio-terrorism Resources .Physician oriented and treatment oriented. Contains all the specific information for agents. Interestingly enough this site has links for news from the following sources related to terrorism and specific bio-agents. New York Times (past 7 days), CDC Press Releases , CDC MMWR Weekly Report U.S. Department of State International Travel Warnings
  
• Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response (1999)
  (Institute of Medicine, The National Academies Press)
  Offers free access to the contents of an excellent book.
  
• Chemical Agents
  (CDC)
  An alphabetic listing of agents, with links to further information
  
• Medical Management of Chemical Casualties
  (U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense)
  Concise supplementary information originally intended to be used by course attendees.
  
• Quick Reference for Potential Biological Weapons
  (Greater Prince William Chem-Bio Terrorism Preparedness Committee)
  Provides information on symptoms and treatment for multiple bioterrorism agents.
  
• Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent
  (MMWR, October 19, 2001; 50(41): 893-7)
  Text of an article from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review.
  
• USAMRIID’s Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook
  (United States Army Department of Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases)
  This electronic handbook is subdivided into various sections that may be downloaded as WORD or PDF files, as well as for Palm OS.
  
• Vaccines. 3rd ed. Chapter 6, “Smallpox and Vaccinia.”
  (NCBI Bookshelf)
  Online textbook available as part of NLM’s PubMed, via the NCBI Bookshelf, has some useful and relevant information pertaining to specific vaccines.