A short biography of late nineteenth-century German microbiologist Robert Koch that profiles his life and works which included his study of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and anthrax and his recognition as the founder of modern bacteriology.
Presents the results of the author's investigation of the outbreak of an anthrax epidemic that claimed the lives of sixty-four people in the city of Sverdlovsk in April, 1979.
Discusses the components, use, and history of chemical and biological weapons, especially anthrax and sarin, and explains the effects on humans after exposure.
Presents an overview of anthrax, explaining what it does to the body and discussing such topics as diagnosis and treatment, the anthrax-laced letters sent in 2001, and an anthrax vaccine.
