Hantaviruses

Herausgegeben von Schmaljohn, C.; Nichol, S.T.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Hantaviruses are found world-wide and are associated with two severe disease syndromes, hemorrhagic fever and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The recent studies in this volume provide a basis for understanding the high human pathogenicity of theses viruses and their continued maintenance and transmission within rodent populations.

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Produktdetails

• Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology .256
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-642-62491-9
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9783642624919
• ISBN-10: 364262491X
• Artikelnr.: 39499876

Autorenporträt

The recent studies reviewed in this volume impart considerable insight into hantavirus replication, pathogenesis and evolution, and provide a basis for understanding the high human pathogenicity of these viruses and their continued maintenance and transmission within rodent populations. c

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contents.- Hantaviruses: History and Overview.- Replication of Hantaviruses.- Hantavirus Maturation.- Virus Evolution and Genetic Diversity of Hantaviruses and Their Rodent Hosts.- Modeling Hantavirus Maintenance and Transmission in Rodent Communities.- Cellular Receptors and Hantavirus Pathogenesis.- Clinical Manifestations of New World Hantaviruses.- Clinical Characteristics of Hantavirus Infections on the Eurasian Continent.- Human Immune Response, Host Genetics, and Severity of Disease.- Vaccines Against Hantaviruses.