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Plague
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bioterrorism Articles 
 A collection of articles published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) about anthrax, smallpox, ebola, plague and Yersinia pestis, botulinum toxin, brucella, hemorrhagic fever viruses (HFV), tularemia, and general bioterrorism topic. Sample titles include "Poison, Detection, and the Victorian Imagination" and "Science and Torture." Full-text archive goes back to 1998. http://pubs.ama-assn.org/cgi/collection/bioterrorism Topics: Biology, Infectious Diseases, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Weapons Last updated Aug 4, 2008 Decameron Web
This searchable site presents an "archive of materials dedicated to Boccaccio's masterpiece." Materials include the text of the "Decameron," a timeline of Boccaccio's life, and information about the plague, music, art, society, religion, and other topics related to the book. Also includes maps and a bibliography. Some material available in Italian. From Brown University. http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/dweb.shtml Topics: Authors by Region, Infectious Diseases, Literature by Place Last updated Mar 3, 2004 Executive Order: Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
A list of the communicable diseases for which an individual may be quarantined by federal law. The list includes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and "Cholera, Diphtheria, infectious Tuberculosis, Plague, Smallpox, Yellow Fever, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American, and others not yet isolated or named)." Includes "Questions and Answers on Executive Order and Interim Final Rule." From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/executiveorder040403.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated May 11, 2005 Insects, Disease, and History
"This is a site devoted to understanding the impact that insects have had on world history. This site focuses on the influence of insect-borne disease on history" by providing essays on topics such as the role of insects as biological weapons, yellow fever and the Mexican-American War, and insects and the Civil War. Also includes disease and insect profiles, timeline, and glossary. Searchable. Edited by a research entomologist and an entomology professor. http://entomology.montana.edu/historybug/ Topics: Biology, History, Infectious Diseases, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Dec 19, 2006 MEDLINEplus Health Information: Biodefense and Bioterrorism
High-quality information about biological weapons, including anthrax, botulism, mustard gas, plague, smallpox, and tularemia. Also includes news and general resources about bioterrorism. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/biodefenseandbioterrorism.html Topics: Biology, Infectious Diseases, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Weapons Last updated Jun 19, 2004 National Park Service Public Health Program: Illnesses and Diseases
A collection of fact sheets on illnesses and diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus, E. coli, giardia, and viral encephalitis. In-depth coverage of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) features sections on risk reduction, camping precautions, and rodent-proofing. Each fact sheet includes related references. http://www.nps.gov/public_health/docs/docs.htm#illness Topics: Animals, Infectious Diseases, National Parks & Forests Last updated Oct 14, 2009 Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Alerts, advisories, and updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Includes fact sheets on bioterrorism, biological agents and diseases, and chemical agents, and lists of contacts and notification procedures for bioterrorist attacks. Portions of the site are also available in Spanish. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Military, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Weapons Last updated Feb 24, 2003 WHO Report on Global Surveillance of Epidemic-prone Infectious Diseases
Detailed surveillance data, history, transmission, and characteristics of key diseases, including yellow fever, plague, cholera, meningococcal disease, dengue, influenza, African trypanosomiasis, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), and leishmaniasis. Includes explanations of public health surveillance methods. From the World Health Organization (WHO). http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/surveillance/WHO_CDS_CSR_ISR_2000_1/en/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jul 30, 2005 |
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