TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 213. Cutaneous Manifestations of Biologic, Chemical, and Radiologic Attacks
A1  - Norton, Scott A.
A1  - Lackey, Jeffrey N.
A2  - Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2  - Katz, Stephen I.
A2  - Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2  - Paller, Amy S.
A2  - Leffell, David J.
A2  - Wolff, Klaus
PY  - 2012
T2  - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
AB  - |PrintBiologic,  Chemical,  and  Radiologic  Terrorism  Attacks  at  a  GlancePotential  biologic  weapons  are  classified  by  the  Centers  for  Disease  Control  and  Prevention  into  Category  A,  B,  and  C  levels  of  risk.Category  A  comprises  smallpox,  anthrax,  plague,  tularemia,  botulism,  and  viral  hemorrhagic  fevers.Category  B  comprises  a  large  number  of  pathogens  ranging  from  Brucella  and  Listeria  to  the  toxins  produced  by  Clostridium  perfringens.Category  C  comprises  a  number  of  viruses,  rickettsioses,  multidrug-resistant  tuberculosis,  and  rabies.Chemical  weapons  are  categorized  into  blistering  agents  (such  as  sulfur  mustard),  nerve  agents,  blood  agents,  urticating  agents,  and  incapacitating  agents.Radiologic  weapons  include  what  is  called  a  dirty  bomb,  which  produces  low  levels  of  radiation  contaminating  an  entire  zone.  
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Y2  - 2024/04/19
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