Article by Hilarie Cranmer, MD.
The Official DoD Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) Web Site. Your definitive source for information about anthrax - the disease, the threat, the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine and the implementation of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. A reference guide for our troops, their families and friends to help understand the AVIP and its importance as a part of Total Force Health Protection.
General and technical information about anthrax from the Centers for Disease Control. Also includes section with links to other sites and articles.
Bacteriology Lecture by Kenneth Todar, University of Wisconsin Department of Bacteriology.
treatment.
Information on bacillus anthracis, the use on anthrax in terrorist attacks, prevention and symptoms.
Includes symptoms, cause, treaments, and complications.
Chapter from the Textbook of Military Medicine, Walter Reed AMC in .pdf format. [Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]
Includes a FAQ on the disease, its symptoms, treatment, and possible use as a terrorist weapon, and a diagram of the effects of inhaling anthrax spores.
Site contains relevant news and health information related to recent Anthrax incidents.
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