Overview
Find an article that relates to the material covered in each of the chapters read this week. Go to the Internet and find an article that discusses the same topic. Then write in an APA Journal Assignment format a minimum of 250-350 words per article, explaining the article and then give your opinion to the pros or cons of the article.
DO NOT USE ANY ARTICLES THAT ARE OLDER THAN 2011. There is much out there about these topics and so I expect recent articles.
Finally, just because you are only using one article to write about, that does not mean you do not need to cite your sources in the body of the essay. Please cite if you quote or paraphrase information.
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Containing and Preventing Biological Threats
Chapter 1: Seeds of Destruction
Introduction
The Reality Versus the Potential
The history of Biowarfare
Modern-Day Bioterrorism
Weaponization
A Question of Scale
The Genesis of Biosecurity and Biodefense
Essential Terminology
Chapter 2: Recognition of Biological Threat
Introduction
Bacterial Pathogens
Rickettsial Pathogens
Viral Pathogens
Prions
Fungal Pathogens
Biological Toxins
Disease
Tiered Diagnosis
Probability of Use
Chapter 3: Category A Diseases and Agents
Introduction
Anthrax
Plague
Tularemia
Smallpox
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Botulism
Essential Terminology
Chapter 4: Category B Diseases and Agents
Introduction
Brucellosis
Glanders and Melioidosis
Q Fever
Psittacosis
Viral Encephalitis
Ricin Poisoning