New Challenges to Health - The Threat of Virus Infection

Klappentext Presents the latest discussions of the ecology of viruses and reviews the underlying mechanisms by which viruses cause disease. Zusammenfassung Viruses continually evolve and adapt! posing new threats to the health. This book presents the latest discussions of the ecology of viruses and reviews the underlying mechanisms by which some viruses cause disease. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The viruses in our past, the viruses in our future C. J. Peters; 2. Dynamics and epidemiological impact of microparasites B. T. Grenfell; 3. The continuing threat of bunyaviruses and hantaviruses R. M. Elliott; 4. Calicivirus, myxoma virus and the wild rabbit in Australia: a tale of three invasions B. J. Richardson; 5. Potential of influenza A viruses to cause pandemics A. J. Hay; 6. The hepatitis viruses as emerging agents of infectious diseases S. M. Lemon; 7. The emergence of human immunodeficiency viruses and AIDS R. A. Weiss and H. A. Weiss; 8. Morbilliviruses: dangers old and new T. Barrett; 9. Structure-function analysis of prion protein C. Weissmann, D. Shmerling, D. Rossi, A. Cozzio, I. Hegyi, M. Fischer, R. Leimeroth and E. Flechsig; 10. Endogenous retroviruses and xenotransplantation J. P. Stoye; 11. Gammaherpesviral infections and neoplasia in immunocompromised populations C. Boshoff; 12. Structure and function of the proteins of Marburg and Ebola viruses H.-D. Klenk, H. Feldmann, V. E. Volchkov, V. A. Volchkova and W. Weissenhorn; 13. Epidemic dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever as a public health problem 1st century D. J. Gubler; 14. Borna disease virus - a threat for human mental health? L. Bode and H. Ludwig; 15. Antiviral drug development and the impact of drug resistance G. Darby; Index.

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• Authors: Will L. Irving, G. L. Smith, G. L. (Imperial College of Science Smith, G. L. Irving Smith, Society for General Microbiology
• Assisted by: W. L. Irving (Editor), W. L. (University of Nottingham) Irving (Editor), J. W. McCauley (Editor), J. W. (Institute for Animal Health McCauley (Editor), D. J. (University of Leeds) Rowlands (Editor), G. L. Smith (Editor), G. L. (Imperial College of Science Smith (Editor), Geoffrey L. Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.2001
• EAN: 9780521806145
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80614-5
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Cambridge Modern China (Hardco; Society for General Microbiolo; Society for General Microbiology Symposia
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries