The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston is an intriguing book that discusses the anthrax terrorist attacks after 9/11 and how smallpox might become a future bioterrorist threat to the world. The book provides a brief history of the smallpox disease including details of an outbreak in Germany in 1970. The disease was eradicated in 1979 due to the World Health Organization’s aggressive vaccine program. After the virus was no longer a treat the World Health Organization discontinued recommending
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Demon in the Freezer Being a frequent reader of Steven King’s horror novels‚ I can honestly say that his creativity is truly demented‚ and for him to be horrified at Richard Preston’s work in his book "Demon in the Freezer” is extraordinarily bizarre. The novel is extremely graphic‚ especially when Preston describes the symptoms of a type of viola‚ which‚ in my opinion‚ is the most daunting portion of the book. Preston describes a type of variola‚ hemorrhage small pox‚ in which bleeding occurs in
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The Demon In The Freezer Christopher Coble C. K. King High School Abstract The first major bioterror event in the United States--the anthrax attacks in October 2001--was a clarion call for scientists who work with "hot" agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer‚ his first nonfiction book since The Hot Zone‚ a #1 New York Times bestseller‚ Richard Preston takes us into the heart of Usamriid‚ the United States Army Medical Research
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Introduction The Demon in the Freezer is a 2002 non-fiction book on the biological weapon agents smallpox and anthrax and how the American government develops defensive measures against them. It was written by journalist Richard Preston‚ also author of the best-selling book The Hot Zone (1994)‚ about outbreaks of Ebola virus in Africa and Reston‚ Virginia and the US government’s response to them. The book is primarily an account of the Smallpox Eradication Program (1967–80)‚ the ongoing perception
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The demon in the freezer is 2002 a non-fiction book on the biological weapon agents. It was also about smallpox and anthrax it shows how the government takes actions on these diseases. They also where trying to decide wether remains samples should be destroyed. The anthrax came in the mail in a envelope. This book was written by Richard Preston. This book talks about the anthrax territory’s attacks after 9/11.Peter jarhling . His number one priority was to make a drug that will cure smallpox.Smallpox
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The Demon in the Freezer By Richard Preston I. The Other Side of the Moon 1. Peter Jahrling wanted to work with the smallpox virus because he wanted to be in efforts to create a national stockpile. He could not believe that the vaccine was not enough for a bioterror attack on the United States. He wanted to find a cure for the disease. 2. In April‚ the Institute of Medicine issued a report saying that if the world wanted to have a new vaccine or an antiviral drug for smallpox then
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Bioterrorism Paper William Bradshaw Capella University Bioterrorism Paper Many of the weapons that terrorists use are terrifying but none seem to me to be as terrorizing as biological weapons. Biological weapons are much harder to detect and protect against than ordinary terrorist attacks. Anthrax is a biological weapon that makes people so sick that it can kill them within a short amount of time if they do not get proper medical treatment in time. The fact that anyone
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Ryan Nolder Ms. Chavez AP Language and Composition 29 April 2013 The Use of Biological Warfare in the United States With the rise of tension between countries such as North Korea and the United States‚ not only is the nuclear threat higher than ever but also a biological warfare threat. With lethal bacteria such as Anthrax or Tularemia being used as a primary threat in today’s century‚ what shall the United States do to prepare for the possibility of a biological attack? In order for the
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Bioterrorism is the use of microorganism to cause terror‚ fear‚ and harm in a population. Bioterrorism has been around for a long time‚ going back to the 14th century until the current time. Bioterrorism is a method used by politicians‚ military‚ or state officials to induce terror in order to obtain a certain objective‚ it is motivated by different reasons‚ such as politics‚ religion or ideological reasons. It is very difficult to prove an act of bioterrorism in history due to‚ lack of evidence
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1 BIO 260 Dr. Paul Reese Bioterrorism Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents. These agents are bacteria‚ viruses‚ or toxins‚ and may be in a naturally- occurring or a human-modified form. A bioterrorism attack is the deliberate release of viruses‚ bacteria‚ toxins or other harmful agents used to cause illness or death in people‚ animals‚ or plants. These agents are typically
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