Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Singh, Sunit K.; Ruzek, Daniel

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Viral hemorrhagic fevers have captured the imagination of the public and made their way into popular books and movies by virtue of their extreme virulence and mysterious origins. Since 2001, concerns have grown about the potential use of many hemorrhagic fever viruses as biological weapons. This has led to a resurgence in research to develop improv

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 596
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439884317
• Artikelnr.: 40066974

Autorenporträt

Dr. Sunit K. Singh is a scientist and leads a research group in the area of neurovirology and inflammation biology at the prestigious Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India. His main areas of research interest are emerging and re-emerging viral infections, neurovirology, inflammation biology, and immunology. Dr. Singh has received several awards, including the Skinner Memorial Award, Travel Grant Awards, NIH-Fogarty Fellowship, and Young Scientist Award. He is associated with several international journals of repute as an associate editor and editorial board member. Dr. Daniel R¿ek is a head of the Department of Virology and head of the Research Group on Emerging Viral Infections at the Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic; a research scientist at the Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; and an assistant professor in the University of South Bohemia, ¿eské Bud¿jovice, Czech Republic. His primary field is virology with a research emphasis on vector-borne viruses, especially tick-borne encephalitis virus, Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus, dengue virus, and West Nile virus. In 2009, he was awarded the prestigious international Sinnecker-Kunz Award for young researchers.

Inhaltsangabe

General Aspects. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: History and Definitions. General
Disease Pathology in Filoviral and Arenaviral Infections. Interaction of
the Host Immune System with Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses. Vascular Endothelium
and Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses. Vascular Endothelial Dysfunctions: Viral
Attack and Immunological Defense. Animal Models of Viral Hemorrhagic
Fevers. Role of Rodents and Bats in Human Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers.
Biosafety Issues and Clinical Management of Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
Infections. BSL4 Workforce Preparedness in Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreaks.
Major Strategies for Prevention and Control of the Viral Hemorrhagic
Fevers. Practical Considerations for Collection and Transportation of
Hemorrhagic Fever Samples. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Hemorrhagic
Fevers. Vaccine Research Efforts for Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses. Specific
Infections. Pathogenic Old World Arenaviruses. Lassa Fever. Lujo Virus
Hemorrhagic Fever. Receptor Determinants of Zoonosis and Pathogenesis of
New World Hemorrhagic Fever Arenaviruses. Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever.
Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fever. "Venezuelan" Hemorrhagic Fever. Rift Valley
Fever Virus and Hemorrhagic Fever. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus.
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome. Infection. Marburg Virus Disease.
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. Yellow Fever Virus Infection. Kyasanur Forest
Disease. Alkhurma Virus Hemorrhagic Fever. Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever. Index.