LIVING TERRORS

Americaisonekillerorganismawayfromalivingnightmarethatthreatensallweholddear....Adeadlycloudofpowderedanthraxsporessettlesunnoticedoveracrowdedfootballstadium....Aschoolcafeterialunchisinfectedwithadrug-resistantstrainofE.coli....Thousandsinabustlingshoppingmallinhalealethalmistofsmallpox,turningeachindividualintoahighlyinfectiousagentofsufferinganddeath....Dr.MichaelOsterholmknowsalltoowellthehorrifyingscenarioshedescribes.Inthiseye-openingaccount,thenation’sleadingexpertonbioterrorismsoundsawake-upcalltotheterrifyingthreatofbiologicalattack—andAmerica’sstartlinglackofpreparedness.Hedemonstratesthehavocthesesilentkillerscanwreak,exposesthestartlingeasewithwhichtheycanbedeployed,andasksprobingquestionsaboutAmerica’sabilitytorespondtosuchattacks.Aremostdoctorsandemergencyroomsabletodiagnosecorrectlyandtreatanthrax,smallpox,andotherpotentialtoolsinthebioterrorist’sarsenal?Isthegovernmentdevelopingtheappropriatevaccinesandtreatments?Theanswersarehereinrivetingdetail—whatAmericahasandhasn’tdonetopreventthecomingbioterroristcatastrophe.Impeccablyresearched,grippinglytold,LivingTerrorspresentstheunsettlingtruthaboutthemagnitudeofthethreat.Andmoreimportant,itpresentstheultimateinsider’sprescriptionforchange:whatwemustdoasanationtosecureourfreedom,ourfuture,ourlives.