Hantaviruses

C. Schmaljohn, S.T. Nichol (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XI, 198 Seiten

2000 | 2001
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-41045-4 (ISBN)

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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.

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

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.12.2000
Reihe/Serie	Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Zusatzinfo	XI, 198 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	485 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Schlagworte	Genetics • hantavirus infection • hantavirus replication • Infection • Infections • New World hantaviruses • pathogenesis • rodent hosts • Vaccine • Virus
ISBN-10	3-540-41045-7 / 3540410457
ISBN-13	978-3-540-41045-4 / 9783540410454
Zustand	Neuware