Pediatric Information on Biological Agents/Diseases

For more information on Biological Agents/Diseases, see Biological Threat: Information for Medical Professionals.

Websites

Children, Terrorism, and Disasters: Biological Agents (AAP)

National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism - NACCT (CDC)

Drug Preparedness & Response: Pediatric Counter-Terrorism Measures (FDA)

General Information

Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians (AHRQ/AAP) See especially Chapter 4. Biological Terrorism.

Pediatric Preparedness for Disasters and Terrorism (NCDP) See particularly pages 20-22 in the document.

Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children (AAP)

Mental Health Information

Children, Terrorism, and Disasters: Psychosocial Aspects (AAP)

Disaster/Terrorism Mental Health and Stress Related Links: Children and Teens (DMH)

Disaster Response (AACAP)

Anthrax

Anthrax (AAP)

Children and Anthrax: A Fact Sheet for Clinicians (CDC)

Cipro: Approved Dosing for Children (FDA)

How to Prepare Emergency Dosages of Doxycycline at Home for Infants and Children (FDA)

Commentary on Non-Labeled Dosing of Oral Amoxicillin in Adults and Pediatrics for Post-Exposure Inhalational Anthrax (FDA)

Children & Anthrax: A Fact Sheet for Parents (CDC)

Anthrax as a Biological Weapon, 2002 (JAMA) See also the subsequent CORRECTION (at the bottom of the last page), and the preceding letters to the editor, with a response, regarding the anthrax treatment guidelines

Pediatric Anthrax: Implications for Bioterrorism Preparedness (AHRQ)

Botulism

Botulism (AAP)

Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon (JAMA)

Plague

Plague (AAP)

Plague as a Biological Weapon (JAMA)

Smallpox

Smallpox (AAP)

AAP Policy Statement: Smallpox Vaccine (AAP)

Tularemia

Tularemia (AAP)

Tularemia as a Biological Weapon (JAMA)

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Hemorrhagic Fever (AAP)

Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses as Biological Weapons (JAMA)