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Bioterrorism / Deliberate Release
UK sources of information and / or support
Deliberate Release
Government guidelines - New Strategic National Guidance: 'The decontamination of people exposed to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) substances or material'. Includes information on anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularaemia and chemical weapons.
Health Protection Agency - Deliberate Release Information Page
Includes a 'Disease Facts' section that provides information on many infectious diseases. Much of the information is aimed at professionals but may be of interest to the general public. In particular - the information about possible deliberately released infections such as anthrax, plague, botulism and smallpox. Also information about chemical and radiological deliberate release. [/h1]
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Medical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Bioterrorism - What Primary Care Needs to Know Notifiable Diseases Plague Yersinia InfectionsUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on PlagueLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
PlagueOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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