Anthrax Information

Provided by the Health Round Table (HEART),
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and
Midcontental Regional Medical Library

• Anthrax Information Resource at MEDLINEplus
  The National Library of Medicine at NIH has created a MEDLINEplus health topic page on anthrax. MEDLINEplus is the NLM's consumer health information service. The new page was released on October 18. It contains targeted links to pertinent information at CDC, other federal agencies, professional associations, media reports, prefab Medline searches, and more.
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anthrax.html.
  
  
• Anthrax Tutorial from MEDLINEplus (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
  Excellent tutorial on Anthrax infection using Flash. The entire module can also be printed using an Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  http://www.patient-education.com/anthrax/.
  
  
• University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library
  In response to the ongoing concerns about terrorism, the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) has developed this selected list of web sites that may be useful to both health care providers and consumers.
  http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/terrorism.html
  
  
• Anthrax - by the CDC
  The following documents have been developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide information pertaining to Anthrax that will help private and public healthcare providers develop plans to prepare for and respond to acts of bioterrorism. The documents are broken into the following categories: Agent Information, Clinical Level-A Lab Protocol, News & Media
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Anthrax/Anthrax.asp
  
  Other CDC information pages:
  
  CDC Facts about Anthrax http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/FactSheet/Anthrax/about.asp
  
  CDC Guidelines to State Health Departments
  http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/cdc_anthrax.pdf
  
  FAQs about Anthrax
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/FAQAnthrax.asp
  
  
• Anthrax, What Every Clinician Should Know
  An Archived Webcast providing an overview of clinical, laboratory and public health preparedness for potential Bacillus anthracis incidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. First aired 10/18/01.
  http://www.cdc.gov/phtn/
  
  
• Bioterrorism Bibliographies and Resources - Medical Library Association
  The following compilation of print and web bioterrorism resources has been derived from the discussion on MEDLIB-L in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
  http://www.mlanet.org/resources/caring/resources.html
  
  
• Suspicious Mail Alert
  http://www.texmed.org/has/prs/USPS_suspicious_mail.pdf
  
  
• Coping with Terrorism - American Psychological Association
  http://helping.apa.org/daily/terrorism.html
  
  

Updated 11/13/01