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Institutional Affiliation
Preston Richard, 2002, ‘The Demon in the Freezer,’ New York City; Random House.
This is a non-fictional text that describes the efforts of the United States government to keep the Americans safe from two dangerous infectious diseases; anthrax and smallpox. The book describes the defense effort of combating the attacks of the biological agents through the Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (Preston, 2002). In the text, Preston explores the history and behavior of anthrax and smallpox and describes how the American government tries to develop a defense against the deadly weapon. The book provides a reliable content for research by providing well researched information on the infectious diseases.
Reich DS. 2003, ‘Modernizing local responses to public health emergencies: Bioterrorism, epidemics, and the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act.’ Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy.19 (2): 379–414
Reich explores the abilities that the state and federal authorities have in responding to public health emergencies. The book describes the strategies of modernizing the response mechanisms adopted by the local authorities in combating bioterrorism and epidemics. In addition, Reich explores the legal aspects such as MSEHPA that provide the model of standardizing the modernization of the response services across the United States. In the text, Reich (2003) further discusses the extent through which America should modernize emergency response to bioterrorist attacks that are far beyond the control compared to naturally occurring epidemics. The extensive and detailed discussion and research make this journal article an important source of information on infectious diseases.
Torda A. 2006, ‘Ethical issues in pandemic planning.’Medical Journal of Australia.185 (10): S73–S76.
In this text, Torda explores the issues that arise in the process of planning and responding to health pandemics. Torda (2006) discusses health management decisions, health risks and allocation of resources as the main ethical issues that result from pandemic management. Through the text, Torda explores the controversial elements of epidemic, planning decisions and presents viable alternatives to handle the processes of responding to epidemics. Moreover, Torda recommends the establishment of ethical frameworks to guide decision making in pandemic planning. This makes the journal article a reliable source to research on infectious diseases in regard to epidemic planning.
References
Preston Richard, 2002, ‘The Demon in the Freezer,’ New York City; Random House.
Reich DS. 2003, ‘Modernizing local responses to public health emergencies: Bioterrorism, epidemics, and the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act.’ Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy.19(2):379–414
Torda A. 2006, ‘Ethical issues in pandemic planning.’Medical Journal of Australia.185(10):S73–S76.