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American Red Cross Disaster Services
Offers materials for dealing with disasters, including those caused by terrorism.
ANSER Institute for Homeland Security
The ANSER Institute for Homeland Security is a not-for-profit
research,
education and communication organization building the intellectual
foundation for homeland security in the global community. Initiated
by the
ANSER Board of Trustees in October 1999, the institute was
formally established
in April 2001.
CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) is recognized as the
lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home
and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and
promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national
focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental
health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve
the
health of the people of the United States.
CDC
Anthrax Site
Anthrax is an infectious disease caused
by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
This site is designed to answer your questions about anthrax.
CDC
Plague Site
Plague is caused by the bacteria
Yersinia pestis. It is spread by fleas infected
with the bacteria. This site is designed
to answer your questions about plague.
CDC
Radiation Emergencies Site
CDC would play a key role in
protecting the public health during and after an
emergency involving radiation or radioactive materials. To help people be
prepared for a radiation emergency, CDC has set up this site.
What
We Learn About Radiation Threats from Movies—Fact or Fiction
If the movie, Dirty War (HBO, January 2005), made you wonder about dirty bombs
and how to
protect
yourself and your loved ones in case of a radiation threat, this site
will direct
you to some answers.
CDC
Facts About Ricin
Ricin is a poison that can be
made from the waste left over from processing
castor beans.
Ricin works by getting inside the cells of a person’s
body and
preventing the cells from making the proteins they
need. Because no antidote
exists for ricin, the most important
factor is avoiding ricin exposure in the first place.
CDC
Sarin Nerve Agent Site
Sarin is a human-made chemical warfare agent
classified as a nerve agent.
Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical
warfare agents. They are similar to certain kinds of pesticides (insect killers)
called organophosphates in terms of how they work and what kind of harmful
effects they cause.
CDC
Smallpox Site
Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes
fatal infectious disease.
There is no specific treatment for smallpox disease, and the only prevention
is
vaccination. Smallpox outbreaks have occurred from time to time for thousands
of years, but the disease is now eradicated after a successful worldwide
vaccination program. The last case of smallpox in the United States was in
1949.
The last naturally occurring case in the world was in Somalia in 1977.
Bacillus
Anthracis
In-depth Flash movie presentation about Anthrax from the CDC. Requires Macromedia
Flash Player (you probably already have this installed on your computer.
If you don't, click here to
download the player from the Macromedia site).
Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies
The Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies is an independent,
non-profit
organization of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the
School of Medicine. The Center works to prevent the development and use
of biological weapons, to catalyze advances in science and governance that
diminish the power of biological weapons as agents of mass lethality, and to
lessen the human suffering that would result if prevention fails.
The Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project
Founded in 1989, the Henry L. Stimson Center is a
nonprofit, nonpartisan
institution devoted to enhancing international
peace and security through a
unique combination of rigorous analysis
and outreach. The Chemical and
Biological Weapons
Nonproliferation Project examines the panoply of issues
associated
with chemical and biological weapons.
Texas Department of Homeland Security
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency safeguards America's interests
from
weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear
and high explosives) by controlling and reducing the threat and providing
quality
tools and services for the warfighter.
The
Edward Jenner Museum
Like any other doctor of the time, Edward Jenner carried
out variolation to protect his
patients from smallpox. However, from the early days of his career Edward Jenner
had
been intrigued by country-lore which said that people who caught cowpox from
their
cows could not catch smallpox. This and his own experience of variolation as
a boy
and the risks that accompanied it led him to undertake the most important research
of his life.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Terrorism Site
The FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist Web Page
The Harvard Sussex Program
HSP is a long-standing collaboration between Harvard University
in the
United States and the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom that
is mediated
through SPRU. The programme undertakes research, publication and
training in
support of informed public policy on chemical/biological warfare
(CBW).
Its aim is to promote the global elimination of CBW weapons and the
strengthening
of constraints against hostile use of biomedical technologies.
Infectious Diseases Society of America - Bioterrorism Information & Resources
This is the bioterrorism section of the IDSA website and is a
collaboration between
IDSA and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and
Policy at the University of
Minnesota with funding from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and Pharmacia.
Medical NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) Information Site
This site provides a distributed learning and reference source for medical NBC
information.
While the system is being developed for U.S. Army medical personnel, the site
will be
available to any medical practitioner with access to the Internet.
NOVA (PBS) Bioterror
Website
National Disaster Medical System
Primarily responsible for responding to the medical
needs of disaster affected
populations in major emergencies and
Federally declared disasters.
National Institutes of Health
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An
A-Z index of NIH health resources, clinical trials, health
hotlines, MEDLINEplus, and drug information.
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Grants
news, applications, grants policy, NIH Guide, award data,
research training, research contracts,
loan repayment programs, and the CRISP database.
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Press
releases, media center, calendars, radio & video, and
media contacts.
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Human
Embryonic Stem Cell Registry, intramural research, special
interest groups, library catalogs,
journals, training, labs, and scientific computing.
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The
individual organizations that make up the NIH.
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Visitor
info, jobs, science education, employee directory, public
involvement, policy issues,
organization & mission, history, doing business with
NIH, FOIA, and the Director's Page.
Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
NTI, co-chaired by Ted Turner and Sam Nunn, is working to reduce
the globa
l threats from nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
Radiation
Facts
Some very basic facts about radiation, along with additional
links to various
government agencies where more information can be
found about radiation.
Radiation
and Health Effects
How exposure to radiation can affect
your health.
The Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project -
Examines the panoply of issues associated with chemical and biological
weapons.
Since 1993, the project has focused on issues related to the Chemical
Weapons
Convention, as well as the Biological & Toxin Weapons Convention,and
issued reports
on topics including weapons destruction technologies, the utility
of export controls,
terrorism involving chemical and biological weapons, and
the status of chemical and
biological weapons programs in various countries.
The project serves as a problem-solver
and an information clearinghouse in these
general subject areas.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Project on Chemical and Biological
Warfare
The aim of this project is to advance efforts to establish
and maintain effective and fair
measures to prevent the hostile use of
biological and chemical technologies, whether by
states or by terrorist
and criminal organizations. The SIPRI CBW Project studies developments
relating to actual, alleged or potential uses of chemical and biological
methods of warfare
and the associated weapons and technologies. The project
began in the late 1960s, shortly
after the establishment of SIPRI in 1966,
and is now one of the Institute's longest-running research programmes
TOXLINE®
An extensive collection of online bibliographic
information covering the biochemical, pharmacological,
physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals
United States Department of State Counterterrorism Office
Bradford Project on Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
(BTWC)
Information about biological weapons and the Biological
and Toxin Weapons Convention
(BTWC) from the University
of Bradford, UK
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
USAMRIID's
Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook
World
Medical Leaders Bioterrorism Website
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